Praekogia

Praekogia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
~7–5 Ma
Reconstruction of Praekogia cedrosensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Infraorder:Cetacea
Family:Kogiidae
Genus:Praekogia
Species: P. cedrosensis
Binomial name
Praekogia cedrosensis
Barnes 1973

Praekogia is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Kogiidae that lived during the Miocene, containing one species: P. cedrosensis.[1] Fossils have been found in Mexico (Baja California).[2]

References

  1. "Praekogia Fossilworks".
  2. "BHL".
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