1 day ago · A rorqual. Mamaziphius. Gen. et sp. nov Valid Bianucci et al. Miocene Pisco Formation Peru. A beaked whale. The type species is M. reyesi. Pebanista: Gen. et sp. nov Valid Benites-Palomino et al. Miocene Pebas Formation Peru: A close relative of the South Asian river dolphin. The type species is P. yacuruna. Tohoraonepu: Gen. et sp. nov
Family of mammals
Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest known animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach 180 tonnes (200 short tons), and the fin whale, which reaches 120 tonnes (130 short tons); even the smallest of the group, the northern minke whale, reaches 9 tonnes (10 ... Wikipedia
