Archaeobalaena dosanko
Taxonavigation
Familia: Balaenidae
Genus: †Archaeobalaena
Species: †Archaeobalaena dosanko
Name
Archaeobalaena dosanko Tanaka, Furusawa & Kimura, 2020
Type locality: "river bed of Tadoshi River in Fukagawa City, Hokkaido, Japan".
Holotype: FCCP 1049
Etymology: "Dosanko means people and things born in Hokkaido, northern Japan, originating from the native horse of Hokkaido" [Tanaka, Furusawa & Kimura, 2020]
References
Primary references
- Tanaka, Y., Furusawa, H. & Kimura, M. 2020. A new member of fossil balaenid (Mysticeti, Cetacea) from the early Pliocene of Hokkaido, Japan. Royal Society Open Science 7: 192182. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.192182 Reference page.
Links
- Archaeobalaena dosanko – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
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