Cochimicetus
| Cochimicetus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Eomysticetidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †C. convexus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cochimicetus convexus Cedillo-Avila et. al., 2025 | |
Cochimicetus is an extinct genus of eomysticetid that inhabited the shores of what is now Mexico during the Oligocene epoch. A monotypic genus, it contains the species C. convexus.[1]
References
- ^ Cedillo-Avila, C.; González-Barba, G.; Solis-Añorve, A. (2025). "First record of an Eomysticetidae from the Late Oligocene at the Pilon locality, San Gregorio Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico". Palaeontologia Electronica. 28 (1). 28.1.a1. doi:10.26879/1390.