Antwerpibalaena

Antwerpibalaena
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: †
Species:
†A. liberatlas
Binomial name
†Antwerpibalaena liberatlas
De Lavigerie et. al., 2020

Antwerpibalaena is an extinct genus of balaenid that lived during the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

Antwerpibalaena liberatlas fossils are known from Belgium.[1]

References

  1. ^ de Lavigerie, Guillaume Duboys; Bosselaers, Mark; Goolaerts, Stijn; Park, Travis; Lambert, Olivier; Marx, Felix G. (17 July 2020). "New Pliocene right whale from Belgium informs balaenid phylogeny and function". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (14): 1141–1166. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1746422. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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