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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Genus: | †Jobancetus Kimura et. al., 2022 |
| Species: | †J. pacificus
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| †Jobancetus pacificus Kimura et. al., 2022
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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