Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)

Bouetel, Virginie & Muizon, Christian de, 2006, The anatomy and relationships of Piscobalaena nana (Cetacea, Mysticeti), a Cetotheriidae s. s. from the early Pliocene of Peru, Geodiversitas 28 (2), pp. 319-395 : 386-388

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5376036

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scientific name

Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)
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Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES. — Balaenoptera gibbar Lacépède, AGE. — Ranging from late Pleistocene (Barnes & McLeod, 1804 (junior synonym of Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1984 ) to Present. 1758).

REFERRED SPECIMENS. — Specimens figured by Barnes

& McLeod 1984, and (1) USNM 364970, tympanic, Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (2) USNM 364975, tympanic, (3) USNM 364979,

tympanic, (4) USNM 571931, petro-tympanic.

AGE. — Ranging from late middle Miocene to REFERENCES. — Barnes & McLeod 1984; Reeves & Present. Leatherwood 1985; True 1904; Watson 1981.

REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1)MNHN 1881-1225 (A11683),

(2) MNHN 1886-328, (3) MNHN 1885-729

Family BALAENIDAE Gray, 1821 REFERENCES. — Reeves & Leatherwood 1985; True 1904;

Van Beneden & Gervais 1880; Watson 1981. Genus Balaena Linnaeus, 1758

Piscobalaena nana ( Cetacea , Cetotheriidae ) from the early Pliocene of Peru

TYPE SPECIES. — Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758. Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758

AGE. — Ranging from early Miocene to Present.

REFERENCES. — Reeves & Leatherwood 1985; Van Beneden & Gervais 1880; Watson 1981.

Genus Eubalaena Gray, 1864 View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES. — Eubalaena glacialis Müller, 1776 .

Eubalaena glacialis Müller, 1776

AGE. — Ranging from early Miocene to Present.

REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1) MNHN 1921-123, (2) MNHN 1903-1795, (3) MNHN 1877-93, (4) MNHN 1921-123 (A2929).

REFERENCES. — Cummings 1985; Reeves & Leatherwood 1985; True 1904; Van Beneden & Gervais 1880; Watson 1981.

Family NEOBALAENIDAE Gray, 1873 View in CoL Genus Caperea Gray, 1864 View in CoL

TYPE SPECIES. — Balaena marginata Gray, 1846 . Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846)

AGE. — Present, lacking fossil register.

REFERRED SPECIMENS. — (1) MNHN 1879-259, (2) USNM 550146.

REFERENCE. — Watson 1981.

Bouetel V. & Muizon C. de

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cetacea

Family

Eschrichtiidae

Genus

Eschrichtius

Loc

Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)

Bouetel, Virginie & Muizon, Christian de 2006
2006
Loc

NEOBALAENIDAE

Gray 1873
1873
Loc

Eubalaena

Gray 1864
1864
Loc

Caperea

Gray 1864
1864
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