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Kwanzacetus

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Kwanzacetus
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Iniidae
Genus: Kwanzacetus
Species:
K. khoisani
Binomial name
Kwanzacetus khoisani
Lambert et. al., 2018

Kwanzacetus is an extinct genus of iniid that inhabited Angola during the Miocene epoch. It contains the species K. khoisani.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lambert, Olivier; Auclair, Camille; Cauxeiro, Cirilo; Lopez, Michel; Adnet, Sylvain (12 September 2018). "A close relative of the Amazon river dolphin in marine deposits: a new Iniidae from the late Miocene of Angola". PeerJ. 6: e5556. doi:10.7717/peerj.5556. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6139015. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via PeerJ.