Cophocetus

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

Cophocetus Temporal range: Miocene, 16–11.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Pelocetidae
Genus:	†Cophocetus Packard and Kellogg, 1934
Species
C. oregonensis (type) Packard and Kellogg, 1934

See also

• Paleontology in Oregon