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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Mysticeti — therorqual whales .
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** Some workers have included the Grey whale Eschrichtius robustus within Balaenopteridae.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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** Some workers have included the Grey whale Eschrichtius robustus within Balaenopteridae.
A 6 ton model, and a baby that puts on 90 kg a day: rorquals part I Darren Naish 2006
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For the user that is a more serious marine biologist, there is a link that displays an alternate index, sorting the animals into their family groups; the Balaenopteridae, for example, are grouped together.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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It is mostly agreed, however, that Eschrichtius belongs to a small clade (Eschrichtiidae) best regarded as the sister-taxon to Balaenopteridae.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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It is mostly agreed, however, that Eschrichtius belongs to a small clade (Eschrichtiidae) best regarded as the sister-taxon to Balaenopteridae.
A 6 ton model, and a baby that puts on 90 kg a day: rorquals part I Darren Naish 2006
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They are the eight or so Balaenoptera species of the mysticete family Balaenopteridae*, all of which open their jaws wide to engulf masses of prey and possess a highly distensible throat pouch and extensible longitudinal grooves on the throat and belly.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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For the user that is a more serious marine biologist, there is a link that displays an alternate index, sorting the animals into their family groups; the Balaenopteridae, for example, are grouped together.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Marine Animals and more… Discovery of Sounds in the Sea 2006
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They are the eight or so Balaenoptera species of the mysticete family Balaenopteridae*, all of which open their jaws wide to engulf masses of prey and possess a highly distensible throat pouch and extensible longitudinal grooves on the throat and belly.
A 6 ton model, and a baby that puts on 90 kg a day: rorquals part I Darren Naish 2006
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In terms of its taxonomic description, the researchers say this is "difficult", although the morphology of the scapula (shoulder blade) suggests it is "from the Balaenopteridae
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In terms of its taxonomic description, the researchers say this is "difficult", although the morphology of the scapula (shoulder blade) suggests it is "from the Balaenopteridae
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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