Parietobalaena

Parietobalaena Temporal range: Miocene,
Parietobalaena palmeri, AMNH
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Pelocetidae
Genus:	†Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924, p. 1
Species
P. affinis Van Beneden 1880, p. 21 P. campiniana Bisconti, Lambert & Bosselaers 2013 P. laxata Van Beneden 1880, p. 23 P. palmeri (type) Kellogg 1924, p. 2 P. (?) securis Kellogg 1931, p. 343 P. yamaokai Otsuka & Ota 2008

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.

Sources

• Bisconti, M.; Lambert, O.; Bosselaers, M. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of Isocetus depauwi (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti) and the phylogenetic relationships of archaic 'cetothere' mysticetes". Palaeontology. 56 (1): 95–127. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01168.x. ISSN 0031-0239. OCLC 826744606. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |layurl= ignored (help)
• Kellogg, R. (1924). "Description of a new genus and species of whalebone whale from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 63 (2483): 1–14. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.63-2483.1. hdl:10088/15284. OCLC 631781115. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |laydate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |layurl= ignored (help)
• Kellogg, R. (1931). "Pelagic mammals of the Temblor Formation of the Kern River region, California". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 19 (12): 217–397. Retrieved November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Otsuka, H.; Ota, Y. (2008). "Cetotheres from the early Middle Miocene Bihoku Group in Shobara District, Hiroshima Prefecture, West Japan". Miscellaneous Reports of the Hiwa Museum for Natural History. 49: 1–66. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |laydate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |layurl= ignored (help)
• Steeman, M. E. (March 2010). "The extinct baleen whale fauna from the Miocene-Pliocene of Belgium and the diagnostic cetacean ear bones". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (1): 63–80. doi:10.1080/14772011003594961. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Van Beneden, P, J. (1880). "Les Mysticètes à courts fanons des sables des environs d'Anvers". Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 2. 11–27. Retrieved November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)