7 relations: Baleen whale, Extinction, Genus, Miocene, North America, Pelocetidae, Type species.
Baleen whale
Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), known earlier as whalebone whales, form a parvorder of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises).
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Extinction
In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.
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Genus
A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.
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Miocene
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
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North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.
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Pelocetidae
Pelocetidae is an extinct family of baleen whales.
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Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s).
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