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Antwerpibalaena

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Antwerpibalaena
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Antwerpibalaena
Species:
A. liberatlas
Binomial name
Antwerpibalaena liberatlas
De Lavigerie et. al., 2020

Antwerpibalaena is an extinct genus of balaenid that lived during the Pliocene epoch.

Distribution

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Antwerpibalaena liberatlas fossils are known from Belgium.[1]

References

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  1. ^ de Lavigerie, Guillaume Duboys; Bosselaers, Mark; Goolaerts, Stijn; Park, Travis; Lambert, Olivier; Marx, Felix G. (17 July 2020). "New Pliocene right whale from Belgium informs balaenid phylogeny and function". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (14): 1141–1166. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1746422. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.