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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).
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)