Praekogia

Praekogia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
~7–5 Ma
Reconstruction of Praekogia cedrosensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: †Praekogia
Barnes, 1973
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. Fossils have been found in Mexico (Baja California).

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Sperm Whale Fossilworks".
  2. ↑ Barnes, Lawrence G. (30 June 1973). "BHL". Contributions in Science. 247: 1––20. doi:10.5962/p.241230.