Balaenoptera bertae
| Balaenoptera bertae | |
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| B. bertae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Balaenopteridae |
| Genus: | Balaenoptera |
| Species: | B. bertae
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| Binomial name | |
| Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker, 2013
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Balaenoptera bertae is an extinct species of baleen whale that lived from 3.35-2.5 Mya during the Pliocene.[1] It lived in San Francisco's Bay Area's Purisima Formation, which, during the early to middle Neogene, held a diverse assembly of cetaceans.[2] It was discovered in 2013.
Description
Balaenoptera bertae is estimated to be 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft).[3] It is slightly smaller than the modern minke whale. It is known from a partial skull containing which is missing a maxillae, premaxillae and nasals.[4]
References
- ^ "Geodiversitas".
- ^ "Phys.orgStrange marine mammals of ancient North Pacific revealed". Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "AAAS".
- ^ "Fossilworks Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker 2013".
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