Lomacetus
Extinct genus of porpoise
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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]
| Lomacetus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Fossil of Lomacetus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | †Lomacetus Muizon, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Lomacetus ginsburgi Muizon, 1986 | |
