Parietobalaena (Redirected from Parietobalaena palmeri)

Parietobalaena
Temporal range: Miocene, 16.1–15.6 Ma
Parietobalaena palmeri.jpg
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

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]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Parietobalaena". Fossilworks. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. ^ Steeman 2010

Sources


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