臺灣鯨(學名:Balaenoptera taiwanica)是一種已滅絕的鬚鯨,生存於上新世,傳統上被劃歸為鬚鯨屬,但也有古生物學家認為其應屬於大翅鯨屬[3]。迄今僅有的化石為一塊屬於右顳骨的鼓泡,長11.5公分,寬7.8公分,出土於臺灣新竹縣竹東鎮的卓蘭層地層,為1961年中油公司在當地進行探勘時所發現,並於四年後由臺灣古生物學家黃敦友發表及描述[4]。
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