Jobancetus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

{{Speciesbox

| fossil_range = {{Geological age|Burdigalian}}

| genus = Jobancetus

| parent_authority = Kimura et. al., 2022

| species = pacificus

| authority = Kimura et. al., 2022

}}

Jobancetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale that inhabited the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch. It is known from a single species, Jobancetus pacificus.{{Cite journal |last1=Kimura |first1=Toshiyuki |last2=Hasegawa |first2=Yoshikazu |last3=Suzuki |first3=Tadashi |date=1 October 2022 |title=A New Species of Baleen Whale (Isanacetus-Group) from the Early Miocene, Japan |url=https://bioone.org/journals/paleontological-research/volume-27/issue-1/PR210009/A-New-Species-of-Baleen-Whale-Isanacetus-Group-from-the/10.2517/PR210009.full |journal=Paleontological Research |volume=27 |issue=1 |page=9 |doi=10.2517/PR210009 |bibcode=2022PalRe..27.0009K |issn=1342-8144 |access-date=4 October 2024 |via=BioOne Digital Library|url-access=subscription }}