In Depth Whakakai is a genus of whale that lived in waters around New Zealand during the Oligocene. Further Reading - Archaic baleen whale from the Kokoamu Greensand: earbones distinguish a new late Oligocene mysticete (Cetacea: Mysticeti) from New Zealand. - Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 46(2):117-138. - C. H. Tsai & … Read more
In Depth Taikicetus is a genus of baleen whale that lived in waters around Japan during the Miocene. Further Reading - A new species of Middle Miocene baleen whale from the Nupinai Group, Hikatagawa Formation of Hokkaido, Japan. - PeerJ 6:e4934. - Y. Tanaka, T. Ando & H. Sawamura - 2018.
In Depth Toipahautea is a genus of baleen whale that lived in waters around new Zealand during the Oligocene. Further Reading - A new archaic baleen whale Toipahautea waitaki (early Late Oligocene, New Zealand) and the origins of crown Mysticeti. - Royal Society Open Science 5(4):172453. - C.-H. Tsai & R. E. Fordyce - 2018.