Aureia
| Aureia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Genus: | †Aureia |
| Species: | †A. rerehua |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aureia rerehua Meekin et. al., 2024 | |
Aureia is an extinct genus of platanistoid that lived during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.
Distribution
[edit]Aureia rerehua is known from the Otekaike Limestone Formation in New Zealand.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Meekin, Shane; Fordyce, R. Ewan; Coste, Amber (19 October 2024). "Aureia rerehua, a new platanistoid dolphin from the Oligocene of New Zealand with a unique feeding method". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 54 (5): 758–777. doi:10.1080/03036758.2024.2314505. ISSN 0303-6758. PMC 11459759. PMID 39440282. Retrieved 20 April 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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