Pelocetus

Pelocetus
Temporal range: Miocene,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pelocetidae
Genus: Pelocetus
Kellogg, 1965
Species
  • P. calvertensis (type)
    Kellogg, 1965

Pelocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils have been found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America.