Archaeobalaena

Extinct genus of whales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archaeobalaena is an extinct genus of balaenid whale that lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraorder:Cetacea
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Archaeobalaena
Temporal range: Zanclean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Archaeobalaena
Species:
A. dosanko
Binomial name
Archaeobalaena dosanko
Tanaka et. al., 2020
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Distribution

Archaeobalaena dosanko is known from fossils found in the Chippubetsu Formation of Japan.[1]

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