Jobancetus

Jobancetus; Temporal range: Burdigalian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Genus:	† Jobancetus ; Kimura et. al., 2022
Species:	†J. pacificus
Binomial name
	†Jobancetus pacificus; Kimura et. al., 2022

Last updated May 29, 2025

Jobancetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale that inhabited the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. It is known from a single species, Jobancetus pacificus.^[1]

References

↑ Kimura, Toshiyuki; Hasegawa, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Tadashi (1 October 2022). "A New Species of Baleen Whale (Isanacetus-Group) from the Early Miocene, Japan" . Paleontological Research. 27 (1). doi:10.2517/PR210009. ISSN 1342-8144 . Retrieved 4 October 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Kimura, Toshiyuki; Hasegawa, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Tadashi (1 October 2022). "A New Species of Baleen Whale (Isanacetus-Group) from the Early Miocene, Japan" . Paleontological Research. 27 (1). doi:10.2517/PR210009. ISSN 1342-8144 . Retrieved 4 October 2024– via BioOne Digital Library.

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