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Balaenotus
Taxonomy
Balaenotus was named by Van Beneden (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u T Plio Sepkoski's reference number: 746].
It was synonymized subjectively with Balaena by Lydekker (1887); it was reranked as Balaena (Balaenotus) by Newton (1891); it was synonymized subjectively with Balaenula by McKenna and Bell (1997); it was considered a nomen nudum by Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008).
It was assigned to Balaena by Newton (1891); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balaenidae by Palmer (1904), Kellogg (1928), Simpson (1945), Pilleri (1987), Carroll (1988), Bisconti (2003), Uhen et al. (2008), Cioppi (2014), Field et al. (2017).
It was synonymized subjectively with Balaena by Lydekker (1887); it was reranked as Balaena (Balaenotus) by Newton (1891); it was synonymized subjectively with Balaenula by McKenna and Bell (1997); it was considered a nomen nudum by Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008).
It was assigned to Balaena by Newton (1891); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balaenidae by Palmer (1904), Kellogg (1928), Simpson (1945), Pilleri (1987), Carroll (1988), Bisconti (2003), Uhen et al. (2008), Cioppi (2014), Field et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Balaenotus Van Beneden p. 413 |
| 1891 | Balaena (Balaenotus) Newton p. 59 |
| 1904 | Balaenotus Palmer p. 132 |
| 1928 | Balaenotus Kellogg p. 35 figs. Table 1 |
| 1945 | Balaenotus Simpson p. 105 |
| 1987 | Balaenotus Pilleri p. 77 |
| 1988 | Balaenotus Carroll |
| 2002 | Balaenotus Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Balaenotus Bisconti p. 23 |
| 2008 | Balaenotus Uhen et al. p. 618 |
| 2014 | Balaenotus Cioppi p. 88 |
| 2017 | Balaenotus Field et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1 |
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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. †Balaenotus Van Beneden 1872
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†Balaenotus insignis Van Beneden 1872
†Balaenotus lawleyi Capellini 1876
†Balaenotus orcianensis Pilleri 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Netherlands | B. isignis (189573) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | B. sp. (57908) | |
| Zanclean | Holy See (Vatican City State) | B. sp. (209253) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Siena) | B. lawleyi (45497) | |
| Pliocene | Belgium | B. insignis (49404) | |
| Pliocene | Italy | B. insignis, B. lawleyi (86251) B. sp. (96768) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Belgium (Zedelgem) | B. insignis (67027) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Italy | B. insignis (72068) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | B. sp. (190381) B. sp., B. insignis, B. orcianensis (47428) | |
| Gelasian | United Kingdom (England) | Balaena insignis (48093) |