Denebola brachycephala Description	
English: Comparison of the prehistoric monodontid Denebola brachycephala (top) and the pygmy sperm whale, Praekogia cedrosensis, from the Late Miocene of Baja California
Date	3 April 2012
Author	Apokryltaros
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denebola_Praekogia.jpg
Denebola brachycephala is an extinct whale belonging to the family Monodontidae. It is the earliest known ancestor of the beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, and dates from the Upper Miocene period. A fossil was found in the Baja California peninsula, indicating that the family once existed in warmer waters. Order:	Artiodactyla, Infraorder:	Cetacea, Family:	Monodontidae, Subfamily:	Delphinapterinae, Genus:	Denebola, Species:	Denebola brachycephala Barnes, 1984.