†superfamily Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Alternative spelling: Panbalaenopteroidae

Full reference: M. S. Leslie, C. M. Peredo, and N. D. Pyenson. 2019. Norrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California. PeerJ 7:e7629

Parent taxon: Balaenopteroidea according to A. Solis-Añorve et al. 2021

See also Leslie et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Aglaocetus, Amphicetus, Diorocetus, Eschrichtiidae, Mauicetus, Physalidae, Tiphyocetus, Uranocetus

Subtaxa: Kennedycetus Norrisanima Parabalaenoptera Pelocetus

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)

• Miocene of France (1), Japan (2), Peru (1), United States (6: California, Maryland, Virginia)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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