Parietobalaena

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Parietobalaena
Temporal range:
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

Parietobalaena is an

genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan, including the Temblor and Itahashi formations.[1][2][3][4][5] Based on previous estimates of juvenile specimens, Tsai (2017) suggested a body size of 12-15 m for P. yamaokai, akin to that of the gray whale.[5]

Mandible with tooth marks from megalodon
Life restoration of Parietobalaena yamaokai and calf

References

  1. ^ "Parietobalaena". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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  4. ^ 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.
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