Parabalaenoptera
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| Parabalaenoptera baulinensis[1] | |
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| Family: | Balaenopteridae
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| Genus: | Parabalaenoptera
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| Species: | P. baulinensis
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| Parabalaenoptera baulinensis Zeigler, 1997
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Parabalaenoptera baulinensis is a species of prehistoric baleen whale found in Marin County, California[2]. It was estimated to be about the size of the modern grey whale, about 16 meters (52 Feet) long.[3].
References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
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Deméré, Thomas A.; Berta, Annalisa; McGowen, Michael R. (2005). "The taxonomic and evolutionary history of fossil and modern balaenopteroid mysticetes". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 12 (1/2). doi:10.1007/s10914-005-6944-3.
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