Praekogia
Appearance
Praekogia Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Reconstruction of Praekogia cedrosensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Kogiidae |
Genus: | †Praekogia |
Species: | †P. cedrosensis
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Binomial name | |
†Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes, 1973
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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]
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