Balaenula
Extinct genus of cetaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balaenula is an extinct genus of baleen whale species which lived during the Pliocene epoch of Europe and possibly North America.[3][4] Balaenula is a small whale measuring within the range of 6–8 metres (20–26 ft) in length.[5]
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Balaenula | |
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Balaenula balaenopsis holotype skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Balaenidae |
Genus: | †Balaenula van Beneden, 1872 |
Type species | |
Balaenula balaenopsis van Beneden, 1872 | |
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