Mixocetus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mixocetus is a genus of extinct baleen whale belonging to the family Tranatocetidae. It is known only from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Los Angeles County, California.[1][2]
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Mixocetus | |
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Holotype skull, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | Balaenopteroidea |
Family: | †Tranatocetidae |
Genus: | †Mixocetus Kellogg, 1934 |
Species | |
†M. elysius Kellogg, 1934 (type) |
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