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Balaenoptera cephalus

Mammals

Balaenoptera cephalus is an extinct rorqual of the genus Balaenoptera, known from fossils found in the Calvert Formation of Maryland in the United States. It was originally thought to be a species of Eschrichtius, the gray whales, or of Cetotherium, but more recent analysis shows it to be a member of Balaenoptera. It is one of the valid fossil species of its genus listed in the English Wikipedia article on Balaenoptera, which treats several other named fossil species as doubtful because their remains are fragmentary or had no holotype specimen named. The Paleobiology Database records it as an extinct marine suspension feeder of the Serravallian age of the Miocene.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
No 1
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Balaenoptera, Taxa
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Balaenoptera cephalus

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Balaenoptera cephalus
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Source Balaenoptera - WikipediaFossil species, where found
Quote, Fossil species, where found
Fossils of the species were found in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Balaenoptera cephalus
Paleobiology Database
  • Extant flag (ext), 0 means not extant
    "ext": "0"
  • Extant flag (ext), extinct status
    "ext": "0"
  • Ecospace, diet (jdt)
    "jdt": "suspension feeder"
  • Ecospace, environment (jev)
    "jev": "marine"
  • In Biome: Marine, Ecospace, environment (jev), biome
    "jev": "marine"
  • Child Taxon Of: Balaenoptera, Classification, genus (gnl)
    "gnl": "Balaenoptera"
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Balaenoptera - Wikipedia
  • Fossil species, where found
    Fossils of the species were found in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.
  • In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Fossil species
    was originally thought to be a species of Eschrichtius (gray whales) or Cetotherium, but more recent analysis shows it to be a member of Balaenoptera
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