Parabalaenoptera Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	†Parabalaenoptera Zeigler, 1997
Species
P. baulinensis Zeigler, 1997 (type)

Parabalaenoptera^[1] is a genus of prehistoric baleen whale found in Marin County, California.^[1] The type species is P. baulinensis. It was estimated to be about the size of the modern gray whale,^[2] about 16 metres (52 ft) long. It lived during the late Miocene.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b The Paleobiology Database Parabalaenoptera entry
^ Deméré, T.A.; Berta, A.; McGowen, M.R. (2005). "The taxonomic and evolutionary history of fossil and modern balaenopteroid mysticetes". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 12 (1/2): 99–143. doi:10.1007/s10914-005-6944-3. S2CID 90231.
^ Bisconti, M. (2010). "A new balaenopterid whale from the late Miocene of the Stirone River, northern Italy (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 943–958. doi:10.1080/02724631003762922. S2CID 85348702.

Genera of baleen whales and their extinct allies

Chaeomysticeti

†Eomysticetoidea

Balaenomorpha

Thalassotherii

†Aglaocetidae

†Diorocetidae

†Tranatocetidae

†Cephalotropis †Journocetus †Otradnocetus †Palaeobalaena? †Titanocetus? †Tiucetus
†Cetotheriinae	Brandtocetus Cetotherium Ciuciulea Eucetotherium Kurdalagonus Mithridatocetus Vampalus Zygiocetus
Herpetocetinae	Caperea †Herentalia †Herpetocetus †Metopocetus †Miocaperea †Nannocetus †Piscobalaena

†Eobalaenoptera
Balaenopteridae	†Archaebalaenoptera †Archaeschrichtius Balaenoptera †Burtinopsis? †Cetoteriophanes †Diunatans †Eschrichtioides Eschrichtius †Gricetoides †Incakujira Megaptera †Megapteropsis? †Miobalaenoptera †Nehalaennia †Notiocetus †Parabalaenoptera †Plesiobalaenoptera †Plesiocetus †Praemegaptera †Protororqualus