Mammalia - Cetacea - Kekenodontidae

Full reference: J. E. Corrie and R. E. Fordyce. 2024. A new genus and species of kekenodontid from the late Oligocene of New Zealand with comments on the evolution of tooth displacement in Cetacea. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Parent taxon: Kekenodontidae according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024

See also Corrie and Fordyce 2024

Sister taxa: Kekenodon, Squalodon gambierensis

Subtaxa: Tohoraonepu nihokaiwaiu

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Awamoko Valley (Oligocene of New Zealand)

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