Plesiobalaenoptera

Ples-e-o-bah-leen-op-teh-rah.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, June 24). Plesiobalaenoptera. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/plesiobalaenoptera/

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Name

Plesiobalaenoptera.

Phonetic

Ples-e-o-bah-leen-op-teh-rah.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Bisconti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Mysticeti,‭ ‬Balaenopteridae.

Diet

Filter feeder.

Species

P.‭ ‬quarantellii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Italy.

Time Period

‬Tortonian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Plesiobalaenoptera is a genus of rorqual baleen whale that lived in the seas of Europe during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new balaenopterid whale from the late Miocene of the Stirone River,‭ ‬Northern Italy‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Mysticeti‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭(‬3‭)‬:943-958.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bisconti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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