Protororqualus

Pro-to-ro-kwal-us.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2015, July 14). Protororqualus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/protororqualus/

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Name

Protororqualus ‭(‬first rorqual‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pro-to-ro-kwal-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Balaenopteridae.

Diet

Filter feeder.

Species

P.‭ ‬cuverii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Italy.

Time Period

Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Protororqualus is a genus of rorqual baleen whale that lived in European waters during the Pliocene period.‭ ‬Protororqualus is seen to be more primitive in form and living at time when other kinds of rorqual whales were already developing more advanced features.‭

Further reading

-‭ ‬Taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships of the rorqual-like mysticete from the Pliocene of Mount Pulgnasco,‭ ‬northern Italy‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Mysticeti‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontolographica Italica‭ ‬91:85-108.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bisconti‭ ‬-‭ ‬2007.

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