Kwanzacetus
| Kwanzacetus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Iniidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †K. khoisani |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kwanzacetus khoisani Lambert et. al., 2018 | |
Kwanzacetus is an extinct genus of iniid that inhabited Angola during the Miocene epoch. It contains the species K. khoisani.[1]
References
- ^ Lambert, Olivier; Auclair, Camille; Cauxeiro, Cirilo; Lopez, Michel; Adnet, Sylvain (12 September 2018). "A close relative of the Amazon river dolphin in marine deposits: a new Iniidae from the late Miocene of Angola". PeerJ. 6: e5556. doi:10.7717/peerj.5556. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6139015. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via PeerJ.