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Palaeobalaena

Mammalia - Cetacea

Taxonomy
Palaeobalaena was named by Moreno (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. Its type is Palaeobalaena bergi.

It was synonymized subjectively with Balaena by Trouessart (1898); it was considered a nomen nudum by Ameghino (1894).

It was assigned to Balaenidae by Ameghino (1889), Palmer (1904); to Cetotheriidae by Kellogg (1931); and to Cetacea by Moreno (1882), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. bergi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Palaeobalaena Moreno p. 22
1889Palaeobalaena Ameghino p. 888
1904Palaeobalaena Palmer p. 498
1931Palaeobalaena Kellogg p. 307
2002Palaeobalaena Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
—Chaeomysticeti()
subfamilyCetotheriidae()
genusPalaeobalaena

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Palaeobalaena Moreno 1882
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†Palaeobalaena bergi Moreno 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available