Tokarahia

Tok-ah-rah-e-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, April 6). Tokarahia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tokarahia/

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Name

Tokarahia.

Phonetic

Tok-ah-rah-e-ah.

Named By

R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Boessenecker‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Fordyce‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Mysticeti,‭ ‬Eomysticetidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬kauaeroa‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

New Zealand‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kokoamu Greensand Formation.

Time Period

Oligocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals.

In Depth

       Tokarahia is a genus of whale that lived in the waters around New Zealand during the Oligocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new genus and species of eomysticetid‭ (‬Cetacea:‭ ‬Mysticeti‭) ‬and a reinterpretation of‭ ‘‬Mauicetus‭’ ‬lophocephalus Marples,‭ ‬1956:‭ ‬Transitional baleen whales from the upper Oligocene of New Zealand.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Boessenecker‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Fordyce‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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