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Balaenoptera sursiplana
Taxonomy
Balaenoptera sursiplana was named by Cope (1895) [No particular locality information is given besides "Yorktown formation of Maryland."]. Its type specimen is USNM 9347, a partial skull (auditory bulla), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species
B. brevicauda, B. cephalus, B. davidsonii, B. fasciata, B. floridana, B. minutis, B. physalus (syn. Benedenia knoxii, B. gibbar, B. rorqual, B. antiquorum, Physalus brasiliensis, Physalus duguidii, Physalus fasciatus, Physalus patachonicus, Swinhoia chinensis, Balaena antiquorum, B. patachonica, B. velifera, B. quoyi, B. copei, Balaena sulcata arctica, Balaena sulcata, B. blythi, B. boops), B. ryani, B. taiwanica
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1895 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Cope pp. 151-152 |
| 1898 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Trouessart p. 1077 |
| 1902 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Hay p. 600 |
| 1904 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Case p. 54 |
| 1904 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Trouessart p. 782 |
| 1916 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Allen p. 282 |
| 1930 | Balaenoptera sursiplana Hay p. 575 |
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