Yaquinacetus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Squaloziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Yaquinacetus Lambert et al., 2019[1] |
Yaquinacetus is a genus of whales in the family Squaloziphiidae.[2] It is named after the Yaquina River.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lambert, Olivier; Godfrey, Stephen J.; Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. (2 November 2018). "Yaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1559174. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1559174. JSTOR 26765805.
- ^ "†Yaquinacetus Lambert et al. 2019". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Calvert Marine Museum. "New family of extinct dolphins named". The Baynet. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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