†Archaeobalaena dosanko Tanaka et al. 2020 (right whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae
Full reference: Y. Tanaka, H. Furusawa, and M. Kimura. 2020. A new member of fossil balaenid (Mysticeti, Cetacea) from the early Pliocene of Hokkaido, Japan. Royal Society Open Science 7:192182
Belongs to Archaeobalaena according to Y. Tanaka et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FCCP 1049, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Tadoshi River, which is in a Zanclean marine tuff in the Chippubetsu Formation of Japan.
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tadoshi River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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