Persufflatius

Persufflatius
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Genus: †
Bosselaers & Munstermann, 2022
Species:
†P. renefraaijeni
Binomial name
†Persufflatius renefraaijeni
Bosselaers & Munstermann, 2022

Persufflatius is an extinct genus of balaenomorph whale that inhabited the North Sea during the Late Miocene. It contains a single species, P. renefraaijeri.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bosselaers, Mark; Munsterman, Dirk K. (27 October 2022). "The discovery of a Balaenomorpha (Persufflatius renefraaijeni n. gen., n. sp.) from the upper Miocene of the Netherlands sheds new light on the cranial anatomy of archaic rorqual relatives". Geodiversitas. 44 (30). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a30. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 3 February 2025 – via BioOne Digital Library.


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