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New Species of Eomysticetid Whale from New Zealand

Started by Yutyrannus, September 08, 2015, 12:37:04 PM

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September 08, 2015, 12:37:04 PM Last Edit: September 08, 2015, 12:41:30 PM by Yutyrannus

Tokarahia kauaeroa
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/281332428_A_new_genus_and_species_of_eomysticetid_%28Cetacea_Mysticeti%29_and_a_reinterpretation_of__M_auicetus__lophocephalus_Marples_1956_Transitional_baleen_whales_from_the_upper_Oligocene_of_New_Zealand

And here is a skeletal reconstruction of the three best known specimens:


It's a shame how overlooked these whales are, they are some of my favorites.

"The world's still the same. There's just less in it."
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