Cophocetus

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cophocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale known from Miocene-aged marine strata in Oregon, North America.[1][2][3]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraorder:Cetacea
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Cophocetus
Temporal range: Miocene, 16–11.6 Ma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pelocetidae
Genus: Cophocetus
Packard and Kellogg, 1934
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  • C. oregonensis (type)
    Packard and Kellogg, 1934
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