Prosqualodon

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iProsqualodon Fossil range: Oligocene to Early Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Squalodontidae Genus: Prosqualodon Brandt, 1873
Species
P. australis (type) P. davidi P. hamiltoni

Prosqualodon is an extinct genus of cetacean.

Prosqualodon was related to and looked like modern toothed whales. It was about 2,30 m (7 ft 8 in) long and resembled a dolphin. Prosqualodon had long jaws with interlocking teeth that jutted to the outside, remaining visible when the jaws were closed (like a gharial). In the back of the mouth it had triangular teeth similar to those of earlier cetaceans. Like modern cetaceans, Prosqualodon had a blowhole.