Jobancetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale that inhabited the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. It is known from a single species, Jobancetus pacificus.[1]

Jobancetus
Temporal range: Burdigalian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Genus: Jobancetus
Kimura et. al., 2022
Species:
J. pacificus
Binomial name
Jobancetus pacificus
Kimura et. al., 2022

References

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  1. ^ Kimura, Toshiyuki; Hasegawa, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Tadashi (1 October 2022). "A New Species of Baleen Whale (Isanacetus-Group) from the Early Miocene, Japan". Paleontological Research. 27 (1). doi:10.2517/PR210009. ISSN 1342-8144. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.