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''Praekogia'' is an extinct genus of
cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
in the family Kogiidae that lived during the Miocene, containing one species: ''P. cedrosensis''. Fossils have been found in Mexico (Baja California).


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Cetaceans Miocene extinctions Miocene first appearances Neogene Mexico Fossils of Mexico Fossil taxa described in 1973 {{paleo-whale-stub