Lomacetus

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Lomacetus
Temporal range: 11.6–7.2  Ma
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Lomacetus ginsburgi mio sup peru.JPG
Fossil of Lomacetus
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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]

References

  1. "Lomacetus de Muizon, 1986". GBIF . Retrieved 2023-02-26.