Biology:Denebola brachycephala
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Short description: Extinct species of whale related to belugas
| Denebola brachycephala | |
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| D. brachycephala and Praekogia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Monodontidae |
| Genus: | †Denebola Barnes, 1984 |
| Species: | †D. brachycephala
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| Binomial name | |
| †Denebola brachycephala Barnes, 1984[1]
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Denebola is an extinct genus of whale belonging to the family Monodontidae. It contains a single known species, Denebola brachycephala. It is the earliest known ancestor of the beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, and dates from the Upper Miocene period.[2] A fossil was found in the Baja California peninsula, indicating that the family once existed in warmer waters.[3]
References
- ↑ Barnes, Lawrence G. (1984). "Fossil odontocetes (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Almejas Formation, Isla Cedros, Mexico". PaleoBios 42: 13–17. https://docubase.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/pl_dochome?query_src=pl_search&collection=PaleoBios+Archive+Public&id=57.
- ↑ ZipcodeZoo.com. "Denebola brachycephala". http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/d/denebola_brachycephala/.
- ↑ William F. Perrin; Bernd G. Würsig; J. G. M. Thewissen (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals (2 ed.). Academic Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=2rkHQpToi9sC&q=Denebola+brachycephala&pg=PA214.
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