Balaenula
| Balaenula Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Balaenula balaenopsis holotype skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Balaenidae |
| Genus: | †Balaenula van Beneden, 1872 |
| Type species | |
| Balaenula balaenopsis van Beneden, 1872 | |
| Species | |
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Balaenula is an extinct genus of baleen whale species which lived during the Pliocene epoch of Europe and possibly North America. Balaenula is a small whale measuring within the range of 6–8 metres (20–26 ft) in length.
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