Wimahl
Extinct genus of cetaceans
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Wimahl is a genus of cetacean that belongs to the family Kentriodontidae. It lived in the Miocene period. It contains a single species, Wimahl chinookensis. The name Wimahl translates to "big river" in the local Chinook language.[1]
| Wimahl Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Kentriodontidae |
| Genus: | †Wimahl Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018 |
| Species: | †W. chinookensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Wimahl chinookensis Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018 | |
Discovery
There is one known specimen. It includes a complete skull, some vertebrae, and parts of both flippers, and is labelled as UWBM 88078. It was found in 2003 near the north bank of the Columbia River, in Washington.[1]
