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MIXOCETUS
(miks-oh-see-tus)
meaning: "mixed whale"
Named By: R. Kellogg in 1934
Time Period: Late Miocene, 11.6-10 Ma
Location: USA, California, Los Angeles County - Modelo Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Filter feeder
Fossil(s): Skull remains
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Cetotheriidae |
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Mixocetus is a genus of extinct baleen whale belonging to the family Tranatocetidae. It is known only from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Los Angeles County, California.

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