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, 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]

Parietobalaena
Temporal range: Miocene, 16.1–15.6 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
Mandible with tooth marks from megalodon
Life restoration of Parietobalaena yamaokai and calf

References

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  1. ^ "Parietobalaena". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ 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. Bibcode:2010JSPal...8...63S. doi:10.1080/14772011003594961.
  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). 124: N. 1 (2018). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/9751.
  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.
  5. ^ a b Tsai, Cheng-Hsui (22 October 2017). "A Miocene breeding ground of an extinct baleen whale (Cetacea: Mysticeti)". PeerJ. 5: e3711. doi:10.7717/peerj.3711. PMC 5571789. PMID 28848691.

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