Meherrinia

Me-her-re-ne-ah.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Meherrinia ‭(‬named after the Meherrin River‭)‬.

Phonetic

Me-her-re-ne-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Geisler‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Inioidea.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

M.‭ ‬isoni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬North Carolina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Eastover Formation.

Time Period

Late Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Meherrinia is an extinct genus of river dolphin that lived in the United States during the late Miocene.‭ ‬Study of the holotype remains has revealed that Meherrinia may be an example of a river dolphin that actually inhabited a marine environment,‭ ‬living in salt water as opposed to fresh water.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new genus and species of late Miocene inioid‭ (‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Odontoceti‭) ‬from the Meherrin River,‭ ‬North Carolina,‭ ‬U.S.A.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬32‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬198‭–‬211.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Geisler‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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