Parietobalaena

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]

Parietobalaena
Temporal range: Miocene, 16.1–15.6 Ma
Parietobalaena palmeri, AMNH
Scientific classification
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

References

Notes

  1. "Parietobalaena". Fossilworks. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  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). V. 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9751.

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