Yamatocetus canaliculatus Okazaki, 2012
Mammalia
Placentalia
Cetartiodactyla
Cetacea
Chaeomysticeti
Mysticeti
Eomysticetidae
Late Oligocene
Jinnobaru Fm, Ashiya Gr.
Kyushu, China
Length: 5 m
This archaic baleen whale from Japan is known from the front part of the skeleton including an almost complete skull. The rostrum was slender and flat and the blowholes were situated ahead of the eyes.
March 12, 2016
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