Persufflatius

Persufflatius; 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
Genus:	† Persufflatius ; Bosselaers & Munstermann, 2022
Species:	†P. renefraaijeni
Binomial name
	†Persufflatius renefraaijeni; Bosselaers & Munstermann, 2022

Last updated February 09, 2025

Persufflatius is an extinct genus of balaenomorph whale that inhabited the North Sea during the Late Miocene. It contains a single species, P. renefraaijeri.^[1]

References

↑ Bosselaers, Mark; Munsterman, Dirk K. (27 October 2022). "The discovery of a Balaenomorpha (Persufflatius renefraaijeni n. gen., n. sp.) from the upper Miocene of the Netherlands sheds new light on the cranial anatomy of archaic rorqual relatives". Geodiversitas . 44 (30). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a30. ISSN 1280-9659 . Retrieved 3 February 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Bosselaers, Mark; Munsterman, Dirk K. (27 October 2022). "The discovery of a Balaenomorpha (Persufflatius renefraaijeni n. gen., n. sp.) from the upper Miocene of the Netherlands sheds new light on the cranial anatomy of archaic rorqual relatives". Geodiversitas . 44 (30). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a30. ISSN 1280-9659 . Retrieved 3 February 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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