Extinct genus of rorqual whales
Incakujira Temporal range: Miocene
(Tortonian-Messinian), ~
8–7.3 Ma
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Holotype specimen exhibited at Gamagori, Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Superfamily:
Balaenopteroidea
Family:
Balaenopteridae
Genus:
† Incakujira Marx & Kohno, 2016
Species
† I. anillodefuego (type)Marx & Kohno, 2016
† I. fordycei Kimura & Hasegawa, 2024
Incakujira (meaning Inca whale) is a genus of rorqual whales that lived during the Late Miocene epoch in what are now the coasts of Peru, about 8 million to 7.3 million years ago. It contains two species, Incakujira anillodefuego and Incakujira fordycei . The type species, I. anillodefuego , was named and described in 2016. The second species was described in 2024. All known specimens have been found in the sediments of the Pisco Formation of Peru, which dates to the Late Miocene.
Last Update: 2024-04-12T10:09:47Z
Incakujira (meaning Inca whale) is a genus of rorqual whales that lived during the Late Miocene epoch in what are now the coasts of Peru, about 8 million...
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†Archaeschrichtius †Cetotheriophanes †Diunatans †Eschrichtioides †Gricetoides †Incakujira †Miobalaenoptera †Nehalaennia †Parabalaenoptera †Plesiobalaenoptera †Plesiocetus...
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; Hasegawa, Y. (2024). "A new species of Late Miocene balaenopterid, Incakujira fordycei, from Sacaco, Peru" (PDF). Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural...
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Last Update: 2021-12-17T22:49:22Z
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Last Update: 2021-10-16T14:44:01Z
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portisi "Balaenoptera" ryani Burtinopsis Cetotheriophanes Fragilicetus Incakujira Marzanoptera Miobalaenoptera Norrisanima Nehalaennia Parabalaenoptera...
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A river delphinid Hemisyntrachelus H. oligodon An early form of orca Incakujira I. anillodefuego A small baleen cetacean I. fordycei Kogia K. danomurai...
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Last Update: 2023-04-14T03:32:45Z
Koristocetus, Scaphokogia, Livyatan and more), other baleen whales (Incakujira , Miocaperea and Piscobalaena, among others), porpoises (Lomacetus and...
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Last Update: 2024-04-29T07:30:13Z
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Last Update: 2021-12-16T21:23:43Z
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Last Update: 2023-12-17T02:52:17Z
Nazareno Chavinziphius maxillocristatus, Chimuziphius coloradensis, Incakujira anillodefuego, Messapicetus gregarius, Brachydelphis sp., Monachinae indet...
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Last Update: 2023-08-16T19:33:26Z
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