†Herentalia nigra Bisconti 2014 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: M. Bisconti. 2014. Anatomy of a new cetotheriid genus and species from the Miocene of Herentals, Belgium, and the phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships of Cetotheriidae s.s. (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Belongs to Herentalia according to P. Gol'din and M. E. Steeman 2015
See also Bisconti 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ZMA 5069, a partial skull. Its type locality is Berchem, Canal d'Herenthals, which is in a Tortonian lagoonal sandstone in the Diest Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Berchem, Canal d'Herenthals
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