Mammalia - Cetacea

Full reference: S. Meekin, R. E. Fordyce, and A. Coste. 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 1-20

Parent taxon: Odontoceti according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024

See also Meekin et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Acrodelphinidae, Agorophioidea, Agriocetus, Amblyoccipita, Amphidelphis, Argyrocetus, Ashleycetidae, Atropatenocetus, Balaenodon, Belosphys, Berardiopsis, Caolodelphis, Cetophis, Champsodelphis, Champsodelphis italicus, Chilcacetus, Colophonodon, Delphinapterus orcinus, Delphinida, Delphinoceti, Delphinodon mento, Delphinopsis, Delphinorhynchus, Delphinus domeykoi, Delphinus restitutensis, Delphinus vanzelleri, Dinoziphius, Ediscetus, Enigmatocetus, Eurhinodelphinida, Eurhinodelphinidae, Eurhinodelphis minoensis, Eurhinodelphis sassariensis, Graamocetus, Graphiodon, Helvicetus, Helvicetus rugosus, Hesperocetus, Hesperoinia, Homaeocetus, Homocetus villersii, Hyperoodontoidea, Inticetidae, Ixacanthus, Kharthlidelphis, Lonchodelphis, Macrochirifer, Macrodelphinus, Mesoplodontidae, Microcetus, Miokogia, Miotursiops, Mirocetidae, Monodontoidea, Nannolithax, Neosqualodon, Oedolithax, Oligodelphis, Oligosqualodon, Palaeoziphius, Pandelphinida, Panphyseteroidea, Parapontoporiidae, Parasqualodon, Patriocetidae, Pelodelphis, Phoberodon, Phoca debilis, Phoca rugosidens, Phococetus, Physeteroidea, Physetodon, Platanidelphidi, Platanistida, Platanistoidea, Platydelphis, Pontivaga, Priscodelphinus, Priscodelphinus teres, Priscophyseter, Priscophyseter typus, Proinia, Prolipotes, Prophyseter, Prosqualodon, Prosqualodon hamiltoni, Proterocetus, Rhabdosteoidea, Rhabdosteus, Rhabodosteus, Romaleodelphis, Sachalinocetus, Saurocetus, Saurocetus gibbesii, Scaptodon, Scaptodon lodderi, Squaloceti, Squalodelphis pusillus, Squalodon (Microzeuglodon) wingei, Squalodon crassus, Squalodon imperator, Squalodon linzianus, Squalodon molassicus, Squalodon pelagius, Squalodon vocontiorum, Squalodon wymanii, Squalodontidae, Squalodontoidea, Stereodelphis, Sulakocetus, Synrhina, Tretosphys, Tretosphys uraeus, Uncamentodon, Xenorophidae, Zignodelphinidae, Ziphioidea, Susoidea, Susuoidea

Subtaxa: Aureia rerehua

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haugh's Quarry ( of New Zealand)

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