Bohaskaia

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Bohaskaia is an extinct genus of beluga-like odontocete cetacean. Fossils are known from the Early Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. The genus was first named in 2012 by Jorge Vélez-Juarbe and Nicholas D. Pyenson. Its type species is Bohaskaia monodontoides.

Classification: Extinct genus of odontocete cetacean
Age and location: Early Pliocene, Virginia and North Carolina, United States
Type species: Bohaskaia monodontoides

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Article: Bohaskaia (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q648772
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