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TOHORAATA
(to-ho-rah-tah)
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 |
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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.

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