†Antwerpibalaena Duboys de Lavigerie et al. 2020 (right whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenidae
Full reference: G. Duboys de Lavigerie, M. Bosselaers, S. Goolaerts, T. Park, O. Lambert and F. G. Marx. 2020. New Pliocene right whale from Belgium informs balaenid phylogeny and function. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18:1141-1166
Parent taxon: Balaenidae according to G. Duboys de Lavigerie et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Antwerpibalaena liberatlas
Type: Antwerpibalaena liberatlas
Ecology: aquatic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kieldrecht Lock (Pliocene of Netherlands)
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