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Balaenidae (/ b ə ˈ l ɛ n ɪ d eɪ,-d iː /) is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti (baleen whales) that contains mostly fossil taxa and two living genera: the right whale (genus Eubalaena), and the closely related bowhead whale (genus Balaena).
Articles relating to the Balaenidae, a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti (baleen whales) that contains mostly fossil taxa and two living genera: the right whale (genus Eubalaena), and the closely related bowhead whale (genus Balaena
[67] [65] They have the largest blood corpuscles (red and white blood cells) of any mammal, measuring 10 micrometers (4.1 × 10 −4 in) in diameter, [68] as opposed to human's 7.1-micrometer (2.8 × 10 −4 in) blood corpuscles. [69] When sieved from the water, food is swallowed and travels through the esophagus where it enters a three ...
For the next 180 years, the family Balaenidae was the subject of great taxonometric debate. Authorities have repeatedly recategorized the three populations of right whale plus the bowhead whale, as one, two, three or four species, either in a single genus or in two separate genera.
In the 19th and 20th centuries the family Balaenidae was the subject of great taxonometric debate. Authorities have repeatedly recategorised the three populations of right whale plus the bowhead whale, as one, two, three or four species, either in a single genus or in two separate genera.
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The generic name Argentavis is derived from the Latin root argentum, “silver”, after the country of origin, and avis, “bird”, while the specific name magnificens, “magnificent”, refers to its size. In the description, Argentavis was classified as a member of Teratornithidae and was the first described from South America. [3]
Leach, 1817 [1] The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha . As a result of research published in 2021 by Chan et al., the members of the family Archaeobalanidae were merged with this family.