A new partial skull from Ricavo (Tuscany, Central Italy) is described which belongs to a baleen whale. Morphological comparisons support its inclusion in the genus Eubalaena (Cetacea: Mysticeti: Balaenidae). The occurrence of hte specimen is from the early Late Pliocene (around 3.5 Ma). To date, the Ricavo skull represents the oldest known whale of the genus Eubalaena.
An early Late Pliocene right whale (genus Eubalaena) from Tuscany (Central Italy)
Michelangelo Bisconti
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2002-01-01
Abstract
A new partial skull from Ricavo (Tuscany, Central Italy) is described which belongs to a baleen whale. Morphological comparisons support its inclusion in the genus Eubalaena (Cetacea: Mysticeti: Balaenidae). The occurrence of hte specimen is from the early Late Pliocene (around 3.5 Ma). To date, the Ricavo skull represents the oldest known whale of the genus Eubalaena.File in questo prodotto:
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