†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

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Japan (1 collection), United States (4: California, Florida, Maryland)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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