| Named By: | F. P. Moreno in 1882 |
| Time Period: | Langhian of the Miocene |
| Location: | Argentina - Santa Cruz Formation |
| Size: | Unavailable |
| Diet: | Carnivore/Filter feeder |
| Fossil(s): | Partial skull |
| Classification: | | Chodata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Cetotheriidae | |
| Also known as: | | Balaena bergi | |
Palaeobalaena was a primitive baleen whale that lived in the waters around South America during the Miocene.