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Jobancetus

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Jobancetus
Temporal range: Burdigalian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Genus: Jobancetus
Kimura et. al., 2022
Species:
J. pacificus
Binomial name
Jobancetus pacificus
Kimura et. al., 2022

Jobancetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale that inhabited the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. It is known from a single species, Jobancetus pacificus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kimura, Toshiyuki; Hasegawa, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Tadashi (1 October 2022). "A New Species of Baleen Whale (Isanacetus-Group) from the Early Miocene, Japan". Paleontological Research. 27 (1). doi:10.2517/PR210009. ISSN 1342-8144. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.