''Imocetus'' is an extinct genus of

ziphiid Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...

cetaceans, with one species, ''G. piscatus'', from the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

of Portugal and Spain.Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula. Geodiversitas 35 (1): 105-153. The etymology is after ''imum'' that means "ocean floor", and ''cetus'' that means "whale". ''Piscatus'' means "fished". The type specimen is at

Museu da Lourinhã Museu da Lourinhã is a museum in the town of Lourinhã, west Portugal. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology). The president of the Direction Board is Lubélia ...

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Miocene cetaceans Ziphiids Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 2013 Extinct mammals of Europe Fossils of Portugal Fossils of Spain {{paleo-whale-stub