Joumocetus
| Joumocetus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Cetotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Joumocetus Kimura & Hasegawa, 2010 |
| Species: | †J. shimizui |
| Binomial name | |
| †Joumocetus shimizui Kimura & Hasegawa, 2010 | |
Joumocetus is a genus of extinct baleen whale in the family Cetotheriidae containing the single species Joumocetus shimizui. The species is known only from a partial skeleton found in Miocene age sediments of Japan.
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