†family Lophocetidae Barnes 1978 (toothed whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Lophocetidae
Parent taxon: Kentriodontoidea according to Z. Guo and N. Kohno 2023
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Lophocetus Platysvercus
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Japan (1 collection), United States (4: California, Florida, Maryland)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence