Parietobalaena

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Parietobalaena
Temporal range: Miocene, 16.1–15.6 Ma
Parietobalaena palmeri, AMNH
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Pelocetidae
Genus: Parietobalaena
Kellogg 1924, p. 1
Species
Mandible with tooth marks from megalodon
Life restoration of Parietobalaena yamaokai and calf

Parietobalaena is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan.[1][2][3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Parietobalaena". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Steeman 2010
  3. ^ Gol'din, Pavel; Radović, Predrag (2018-01-22). "A Middle Miocene Baleen Whale from Bele Vode in Belgrade, Serbia". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Research in Paleontology and Stratigraphy). 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9751.

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