Parabalaenoptera baulinensis is an extinct baleen whale and the type species of the genus Parabalaenoptera. Its remains were found in Late Miocene sediments in Marin County, California. It was estimated to be about the size of the modern gray whale, roughly 16 metres (52 ft) long. Zeigler placed the species in the subfamily Parabalaenopterinae in 1997, a clade that includes an extinct species of rorqual whales that also belong to the family Balaenopteridae.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Parabalaenoptera (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Marine, Biomes Source Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Parabalaenoptera baulinensis
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Parabalaenoptera (Wikipedia)Lead, where foundQuote, Lead, where found
found in Late Miocene sediments in Marin County, California
Sources
1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Parabalaenoptera baulinensis
Paleobiology DatabaseExtant flag (ext), 0 means not extant
"ext": "0"
Extant flag (ext), extinct status
"ext": "0"
Ecospace, diet (jdt)
"jdt": "carnivore, suspension feeder"
Ecospace, environment (jev)
"jev": "marine"
In Biome: Marine, Ecospace, environment (jev), biome
"jev": "marine"
View the Source 2. Parabalaenoptera (Wikipedia)
Lead, where found
found in Late Miocene sediments in Marin County, California
Lead, size
It was estimated to be about the size of the modern gray whale, about 16 metres (52 ft) long.
In Group: Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises), Lead
is an extinct genus of baleen whale
Child Taxon Of: Balaenopteridae, Lead, family
also part of the Balaenopteridae family
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