Tohoraonepu Explained

Tohoraonepu is an extinct genus of kekenodontid cetacean that lived in the South Pacific during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus known from the species Tohoraonepu nihokaiwaiu.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Corrie . Joshua E. . Fordyce . R. Ewan . 19 October 2024 . A new genus and species of kekenodontid from the late Oligocene of New Zealand with comments on the evolution of tooth displacement in Cetacea . . en . 54 . 5 . 722–737 . 10.1080/03036758.2023.2297696 . 0303-6758 . 11459822 . 39440285 . 13 November 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.