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Lomacetus

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Lomacetus
Temporal range: 11.6–7.2 Ma
Miocene
Fossil of Lomacetus
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

References

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