Lophocetus
Extinct genus of dolphins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lophocetus ("crested whale") is an extinct genus of dolphin belonging to the clade Delphinida that is known from late Miocene (Tortonian) marine deposits in California and Maryland. Although usually placed in Kentriodontidae, recent studies have found it only distantly related to Kentriodon.
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Lophocetus | |
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Lophocetus sp skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | †Kentriodontidae |
Genus: | †Lophocetus Cope, 1867 |
Type species | |
†Delphinus calvertensis Harlan, 1842 | |
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