Yaquinacetus

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Yaquinacetus
Temporal range: 24.1–99.6  Ma [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family:† Squaloziphiidae
Genus:† Yaquinacetus
Lambert et al., 2019 [1]

Yaquinacetus is a genus of whales in the family Squaloziphiidae. [2] It is named after the Yaquina River. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lambert, Olivier; Godfrey, Stephen J.; Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. (2 November 2018). "Yaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6) e1559174. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1559174. JSTOR   26765805.
  2. ↑ "†Yaquinacetus Lambert et al. 2019". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Calvert Marine Museum. "New family of extinct dolphins named". The Baynet. Retrieved 20 May 2025.


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