Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws, but are much smaller in size, with much shorter skulls and more notable dorsal fins than sperm whales.[2] Kogiids are also characterized by a "false gill slit" behind their eyes.[3]
A number of genera are extinct.[4]
^"Fossilworks: Kogiidae".
^A., Jefferson, Thomas (1993). Marine mammals of the world. Leatherwood, Stephen., Webber, Marc A., United Nations Environment Programme., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome: United Nations Environment Programme. p. 64. ISBN 978-9251032923. OCLC 30643250.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Reid, Fiona (2009). A field guide to the mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0195343229. OCLC 237402526.
^Kellogg, Remington; Matthew, William Diller (1929). "A new fossil toothed whale from Florida. American Museum novitates; no. 389". hdl:2246/3135. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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