†Taikicetus inouei Tanaka et al. 2018 (whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Full reference: Y. Tanaka, T. Ando, and H. Sawamura. 2018. A new species of Middle Miocene baleen whale from the Nupinai Group, Hikatagawa Formation of Hokkaido, Japan. PeerJ 6:e4934
Belongs to Taikicetus according to Y. Tanaka et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMP 35, a partial skull. Its type locality is Taiki, which is in a Langhian/Serravallian marine sandstone in the Hikatagawa Formation of Japan.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Taiki
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