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Praekogia

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Praekogia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
~7–5 Ma
Reconstruction of Praekogia cedrosensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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".