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Balaenoptera bertae Temporal range: Piacenzian–Gelasian ~3.35–2.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
B. bertae life restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species:	B. bertae
Binomial name
Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker, 2013

Balaenoptera bertae is an extinct species of baleen whale that lived from 3.35 to 2.5 Mya during the Pliocene in the region of today's San Francisco Bay Area. Il held, also during the early to middle Neogene, a diverse assembly of cetaceans. Their fossilized remains were found in the Purisima Formation. The species Balaenoptera bertae was discovered in 2013.

Description

Balaenoptera bertae is estimated to be 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 ft). It is slightly smaller than the modern minke whale. It is known from a partial skull which is missing a maxilla, premaxillae and nasals.

References

1. Boessenecker, Robert W. (September 2012). "Geodiversitas". 35 (4): 815–940. doi:10.5252/g2013n4a5. S2CID 85940452. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Strange marine mammals of ancient North Pacific revealed". Phys.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
3. "AAAS". Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
4. "Fossilworks Balaenoptera bertae Boessenecker 2013".

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