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''Parietobalaena'' is an extinct
''Parietobalaena'' is an extinct genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of baleen whale
Baleen whales ( systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea ( whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in th ...
, belonging to the family Pelocetidae
Pelocetidae is an extinct family of baleen whales. Existed during the Miocene in North America, Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight ...
. Fossils are found in Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" ...
-aged marine strata in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan.
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* ** * ** * * ** * * Miocene cetaceans Miocene mammals of Asia Miocene mammals of Australia Miocene mammals of Europe Miocene mammals of North America Miocene genus extinctions Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 1924 Taxa named by Remington Kellogg {{paleo-whale-stub