Diorocetus

Diorocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Diorocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America and Japan.^[1]

Diorocetus hiatus skull

Diorocetus Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Restored skull of a juvenile D. hiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Pelocetidae
Genus:	†Diorocetus Kellogg, 1968
Species
D. chichibuensis D. hiatus D. shobarensis