Named By: | R. W. Boessenecker & R. E. Fordyce in 2014 |
Time Period: | Late Oligocene, 27.3-25.2 Ma |
Location: | New Zealand - Kokoamu Greensand Formation, Otekaike Limestone Formation |
Size: | Unavailable |
Diet: | Carnivore/filter feeder |
Fossil(s): | Partial skull and post cranial remains of a few individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Mysticeti | Eomysticetidae | |
Also known as: | | Mauicetus waitakiensis | |
Tohoraata is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. There are two recognized species, T. raekohao and T. waitakiensis.