Kennedycetus

Kennedycetus; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Superfamily:	Balaenopteroidea
Genus:	† Kennedycetus
Species:	†K. pericorum
Binomial name
	†Kennedycetus pericorum; Solis-Añorve et. al., 2021

Last updated September 30, 2025

Kennedycetus is an extinct genus of balaenopteroid that inhabited Mexico during the Late Miocene. It contains the species K. pericorum.^[1]

References

↑ Solis-Añorve, Azucena; González-Barba, Gerardo; Hernández-Rivera, René; Schwennicke, Tobias (November 2021). "Late Miocene balaenopterid (Cetacea:Mysticeti) from Baja California Sur, Mexico" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 111 103498. Bibcode:2021JSAES.11103498S. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103498 . Retrieved 7 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Solis-Añorve, Azucena; González-Barba, Gerardo; Hernández-Rivera, René; Schwennicke, Tobias (November 2021). "Late Miocene balaenopterid (Cetacea:Mysticeti) from Baja California Sur, Mexico" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 111 103498. Bibcode:2021JSAES.11103498S. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103498 . Retrieved 7 February 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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