†Eobalaenoptera harrisoni Dooley et al. 2004 (rorqual)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Full reference: A. C. Dooley, N. C. Fraser, and Z. Luo. 2004. The earliest known member of the rorqual-gray whale clade (Mammalia, Cetacea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(2):453-463
Belongs to Eobalaenoptera according to M. D. Uhen et al. 2008
See also Deméré et al. 2005 and Dooley et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: VMNH 742, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Carmel Church Quarry, which is in a Serravallian estuary/bay conglomerate/claystone in the Calvert Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Carmel Church Quarry
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