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Mesokentriodon; Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	† Kentriodontidae
Genus:	† Mesokentriodon
Species:	†M. protohumboldti
Binomial name
	†Mesokentriodon protohumboldti; Lambert et al., 2026

Mesokentriodon

Last updated March 12, 2026

Mesokentriodon is an extinct monotypic genus of kentriodontid cetacean that lived during the Middle Miocene subepoch.

Etymology

The generic name Mesokentriodon derives from the Ancient Greek meso-, meaning intermediate, and the genus Kentriodon . The specific epithet of the type species, Mesokentriodon protohumboldti, contains the prefix proto-, meaning first or before, and references the Humboldt Current in the latter part.^[1]

References

↑ Lambert, Olivier; Oberlin, Maëlle; de Muizon, Christian; Collareta, Alberto; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (19 February 2026). "A new kentriodontid dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida) from the Middle Miocene of the southeastern Pacific". Geodiversitas . 48 (3): 25–50. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a3 . Retrieved 27 February 2026– via Publications Scientifiques.

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[1] Lambert, Olivier; Oberlin, Maëlle; de Muizon, Christian; Collareta, Alberto; Urbina, Mario; Bianucci, Giovanni (19 February 2026). "A new kentriodontid dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Delphinida) from the Middle Miocene of the southeastern Pacific". Geodiversitas . 48 (3): 25–50. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a3 . Retrieved 27 February 2026– via Publications Scientifiques.

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