Tokarahia - Wikipedia
Tokarahia is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand. There are two recognized species, T. kauaeroa and T. lophocephalus.
Tokarahia: large filter feeding baleen whales (Eomysticetidae) …
At the time of discovery, M. lophocephalus was the only anatomically informative archaic baleen whale to bridge the immense gap between Eocene archaeocetes and derived Miocene baleen …
New Zealand paleontologists find three ancient baleen whale …
The researchers’ discovery and description of the Tokarahia kauaeroa and Tokarahia lophocephalus whales helps to fill in an important gap in the history of the evolution of primitive toothed whales into baleen whales.
A review of New Zealand Eomysticetidae (Mammalia, Cetacea) and ...
2024年2月21日 · This includes some of the largest known eomysticetids, Tokarahia kauaeroa and Tokarahia lophocephalus, some older and more archaic forms such as Matapanui waihao, the fragmentary Tohoraata raekohao and Tohoraata waitakiensis, and the well-known Waharoa ruwhenua represented by several well-preserved skulls and mandibles of adults and juveniles ...
Tokarahia - Prehistoric Wildlife
Tokarahia is a genus of whale that lived in the waters around New Zealand during the Oligocene.
Researchers identify 3 new fossil whale species of New Zealand
2015年9月11日 · The researchers’ discovery and description of the Tokarahia kauaeroa and Tokarahia lophocephalus whales helps to fill in an important gap in the history of the evolution of primitive toothed whales into baleen whales.
Researchers identify new NZ fossil whale species | Geology Page
2015年9月11日 · They have named these newly described filter-feeding baleen whale species Waharoa ruwhenua, Tokarahia kauaeroa and re-identified Tokarahia lophocephalus, a poorly known species discovered in the 1950s.
Tokarahia - Wikiwand
Tokarahia is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand. There are two recognized species, T. kauaeroa and T. lophocephalus. Introduction Tokarahia
Three new species of extinct baleen whales found
The newly-described species — Waharoa ruwhenua, Tokarahia kauaeroa and Tokarahia lophocephalus — are all eomysticetids, a family of baleen whales dating to the Late Oligocene between about 35 million and 25 million years ago.
Researchers identify three new fossil whale species of New …
2015年9月11日 · They have named these newly described filter-feeding baleen whale species Waharoa ruwhenua, Tokarahia kauaeroa and re-identified Tokarahia lophocephalus, a poorly known species discovered...