Archaeobalaena is an extinct genus of balaenid whale that lived during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Distribution
Archaeobalaena dosanko is known from fossils found in the Chippubetsu Formation of Japan.[1]
References
- ^ Tanaka, Yoshihiro; Furusawa, Hitoshi; Kimura, Masaichi (22 April 2020). “A new member of fossil balaenid (Mysticeti, Cetacea) from the early Pliocene of Hokkaido, Japan”. Royal Society Open Science. 7 (4) 192182. Bibcode:2020RSOS….792182T. doi:10.1098/rsos.192182. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 7211833. PMID 32431893.