Biology:Balaenoptera bertae
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Short description: Extinct species of mammal
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Balaenopteridae |
| Genus: | Balaenoptera |
| Species: | B. bertae
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| Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker, 2013
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Balaenoptera bertae is an extinct species of baleen whale that lived from 3.35 to 2.5 Mya during the Pliocene[1] in the region of today's San Francisco Bay Area. Il held, also during the early to middle Neogene, a diverse assembly of cetaceans. Their fossilized remains were found in the Purisima Formation.[2] The species Balaenoptera bertae was discovered in 2013.
Description
Balaenoptera bertae is estimated to be 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft).[3] It is slightly smaller than the modern minke whale. It is known from a partial skull which is missing a maxilla, premaxillae and nasals.[4]
References
- ↑ Geodiversitas. doi:10.5252/g2013n4a5. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/g2013n4a5.
- ↑ "Strange marine mammals of ancient North Pacific revealed". https://phys.org/news/2014-02-strange-marine-mammals-ancient-north.html.
- ↑ "AAAS". https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/68231.php.
- ↑ "Fossilworks Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker 2013". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=287250.
Wikidata ☰ Q21368793 entry
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