Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Full reference: P. E. Rosel, L. A. Wilcox, T. K. Yamada and K. D. Mullin. 2021. A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution. Marine Mammal Science
Belongs to Balaenoptera according to P. E. Rosel et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera andrejewi, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, Balaenoptera borealis, Balaenoptera brydei, Balaenoptera cephalus, Balaenoptera davidsonii, Balaenoptera edeni, Balaenoptera fasciata, Balaenoptera grimmi, Balaenoptera musculus, Balaenoptera omurai, Balaenoptera physalus, Balaenoptera ryani, Balaenoptera siberi, Balaenoptera sursiplana
Type specimen: USNM 594665, a skeleton. Its type locality is Flamingo, which is in a Holocene estuary/bay horizon in Florida.
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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