Waharoa

Wa-ha-ro-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. (2015, February 4). Waharoa. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/waharoa/

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Name

Waharoa.

Phonetic

Wa-ha-ro-ah.

Named By

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

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Eomysticetidae.

Diet

Filter feeder.

Species

W.‭ ‬ruwhenua

Size

Skull about‭ ‬2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

New Zealand.

Time Period

Oligocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Waharoa is a genus of whale known to‭ ‬have lived in the waters around new Zealand during the Oligocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Anatomy,‭ ‬feeding ecology,‭ ‬and ontogeny of a transitional baleen whale:‭ ‬a new genus and species of Eomysticetidae‭ (‬Mammalia:‭ ‬Cetacea‭) ‬from the Oligocene of New Zealand.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬3:e1129.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Boessenecker‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Fordyce‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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