ammonites
Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924 (whale)

Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: R. Kellogg. 1924. Description of a new genus and species of whalebone whale from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 63(15):1-14

Parent taxon: Thalassotherii according to M. Bisconti et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Aglaocetus, Balaenopteridae, Cetotheriidae, Diorocetus, Eschrichtiidae, Isanacetus, Isocetus, Pelocetus, Titanocetus, Cophocetus, Halicetus, Thinocetus, Uranocetus, Pinocetus

Subtaxa: Parietobalaena affinis, Parietobalaena campiniana, Parietobalaena laxata, Parietobalaena palmeri, Parietobalaena securis, Parietobalaena yamaokai

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Type: Parietobalaena palmeri

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder