Cophocetus

Cophocetus
Temporal range: Miocene,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pelocetidae
Genus: Cophocetus
Packard and Kellogg, 1934
Species
  • C. oregonensis (type)
    Packard and Kellogg, 1934

Cophocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale known from Miocene-aged marine strata in Oregon, North America.