Maiabalaena nesbittae Peredo et al. 2018 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: C. M. Peredo, N. D. Pyenson, C. D. Marshall and M. D. Uhen. 2018. Tooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales. Current Biology 28:1-9

Belongs to Maiabalaena according to C. M. Peredo et al. 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 314627, a partial skeleton (skull (including periotics) and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Port of Toledo Building, which is in a Rupelian marine mudstone in the Alsea Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Port of Toledo Building

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