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| Papahu Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| Genus: | †Papahu |
| Species: | †P. taitapu |
| Binomial name | |
| †Papahu taitapu Aguirre-Fernández and Fordyce, 2014 | |
Papahu is an extinct monotypic genus of toothed whale that lived in the oceans around Zealandia during the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages of the Early Miocene.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The generic name Papahu stems from the Māori noun pāpahu, meaning dolphin. The specific epithet of the type species, Papahu taitapu, is derived from Te Tai Tapu, the Māori term for the northwestern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Aguirre-Fernández, Gabriel; Fordyce, Robert Ewan (7 January 2014). "Papahu taitapu, gen. et sp. nov., an early Miocene stem odontocete (Cetacea) from New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (1): 195–210. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.799069. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Papahu". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Aguirre-Fernández, Gabriel; Fordyce, Robert Ewan (7 January 2014). "Papahu taitapu, gen. et sp. nov., an early Miocene stem odontocete (Cetacea) from New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (1): 195–210. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.799069. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 23 June 2026.