Eschrichtius

Genus of baleen whale

Eschrichtius
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent
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Gray whale spy-hopping next to calf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Gray, 1864
Species

Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kimura, T.; Hasegawa, Y.; Kohno, N. (2017). "A New Species of the Genus Eschrichtius (Cetacea: Mysticeti) from the Early Pleistocene of Japan". Paleontological Research. 22 (1): 1–19. doi:10.2517/2017PR007. S2CID 134494152.
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Genera of baleen whales and their extinct allies
  • Borealodon
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Aetiocetidae
Llanocetidae
Mammalodontidae
Chaeomysticeti
Eomysticetoidea
Eomysticetidae
Balaenomorpha
Balaenidae
Thalassotherii
Aglaocetidae
Diorocetidae
Pelocetidae
Tranatocetidae
Cetotheriidae
Cetotheriinae
Herpetocetinae
Balaenopteroidea
Balaenopteridae
Aetiocetus cotylalveus Janjucetus hunderi Horopeta umarere Parietobalaena yamaokai
Taxon identifiers
Eschrichtius
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