Eschrichtiidae
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| Eschrichtiidae Temporal range: Miocene–Recent |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Mysticeti |
| Superfamily: | Balaenopteroidea |
| Family: | Eschrichtiidae Ellerman & Morrisson-Scott, 1951 |
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Eschrichtiidae is a family of baleen whales in the suborder Mysticeti.[1]
At least five genera are recognised, but only a single species from one genus is still alive, the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
[edit] References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database Eschrichtiidae entry Accessed on 24 December 2010
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