Parabalaenoptera
Extinct genus of mammals
Parabalaenoptera Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Balaenopteridae |
Genus: | †Parabalaenoptera Zeigler, 1997 |
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Parabalaenoptera[1] is a genus of prehistoric baleen whale found in Marin County, California.[1] The type species is P. baulinensis. It was estimated to be about the size of the modern gray whale,[2] about 16 metres (52 ft) long. It lived during the late Miocene.[3]
References
- ^ a b The Paleobiology Database Parabalaenoptera entry
- ^ Deméré, T.A.; Berta, A.; McGowen, M.R. (2005). "The taxonomic and evolutionary history of fossil and modern balaenopteroid mysticetes". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 12 (1/2): 99–143. doi:10.1007/s10914-005-6944-3. S2CID 90231.
- ^ Bisconti, M. (2010). "A new balaenopterid whale from the late Miocene of the Stirone River, northern Italy (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 943–958. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..943B. doi:10.1080/02724631003762922. S2CID 85348702.
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Genera of baleen whales and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Infraorder: Cetacea
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