Cophocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale known from Miocene-aged marine strata in Oregon, North America.[1][2][3]
| Cophocetus Temporal range: Miocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Pelocetidae |
| Genus: | †Cophocetus Packard and Kellogg, 1934 |
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See also
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edit- ^ E. L. Packard and R. Kellogg. 1934. A new cetothere from the Miocene Astoria Formation of Newport, Oregon. Contributions to Palaeontology Carnegie Institution of Washington 3-62
- ^ Ray, C. E. (Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 20560) 1976. Fossil Marine Mammals of Oregon. Syst. Zool. 25:420–436.
- ^ M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Mysticeti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America II:607-628.
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