Lomacetus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Fossil of Lomacetus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Phocoenidae |
Genus: | † Lomacetus Muizon, 1986 |
Type species | |
Lomacetus ginsburgi Muizon, 1986 |
Lomacetus is an extinct genus of porpoise belonging to the family Phocoenidae. It is a significant find in the fossil record because it is the first known fossil of the subfamily Phocoeninae, which includes all living porpoises. [1]