Neobalaenidae

mammal family

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annotated classification

  • species of whales
    In cetacean: Annotated taxonomy

    Family Neobalaenidae (pygmy right whale)1 species. Skull slightly arched; neck vertebrae fused; lower jaw broad; baleen long and narrow; ventral grooves lacking; dorsal fin present; proximal portion of ribs extremely widened; lumbar vertebrae reduced to 2. Length 6 metres. Southern Hemisphere in temperate waters. †Family…

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