Named By: | W. B. Benham in 1937 |
Time Period: | Late Oligocene. 24.2-23.6 Ma |
Location: | New Zealand - Kokoamu Greensand Formation |
Size: | Unavailable |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains of a few individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Balaenopteridae | |
Also known as: | | Lophocephalus parki | |
Mauicetus is a genus of extinct baleen whale from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand.