Nihohae information

Nihohae; Temporal range: Late Oligocene. 25.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Waipatiidae
Genus:	†Nihohae; Coste, Fordyce, & Loch, 2023
Species:	†N. matakoi
Binomial name
	†Nihohae matakoi; Coste, Fordyce, & Loch, 2023

Nihohae (meaning “slashing teeth”; pronounced Nee-Ho-Hah-Ey) is an extinct genus of waipatiid dolphin that was native to the waters surrounding New Zealand during the Oligocene. It possessed long, tusk-like teeth unlike those of any extant cetacean, which were likely used like the “saw” of a sawfish to stun and injure prey. The genus contains a single species, N. matakoi, known from a partial skull and skeleton.

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