†Nihohae Coste et al. 2023 (toothed whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Waipatiidae
Full reference: A. Coste, R. E. Fordyce, and C. Loch. 2023. A new dolphin with tusk-like teeth from the late Oligocene of New Zealand indicates evolution of novel feeding strategies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290(2000):1-10
Parent taxon: Waipatiidae according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Coste et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Nihoroa, Otekaikea, Papahu, Waipatia
Subtaxa: Nihohae matakoi
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tokarahi (Oligocene of New Zealand)
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