The generic name refers to the fact that the type locality, Iga, was a training center in Japan for ninja warriors.[1]
Descriptionedit
Ninjadelphis is distinguished from other allodelphinids by having a trapezoidal shaped exposure of frontals on cranial vertex, a nuchal crest partly overhanging posterior end of maxilla, a wider basioccipital, and basioccipital crests widely diverging posteriorly .[1]
Referencesedit
^ abToshiyuki Kimura and Lawrence G. Barnes (2016). New Miocene fossil Allodelphinidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Platanistoidea) from the North Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 20: 1–58.
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ninjadelphis, extinct, genus, river, dolphin, from, early, miocene, burdigalian, japan, temporal, range, miocene, preꞒ, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, mammalia, order, artiodactyla, infraorder, cetace. Ninjadelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the early Miocene Burdigalian of Japan NinjadelphisTemporal range Miocene 17 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Infraorder Cetacea Superfamily Platanistoidea Family Allodelphinidae Genus NinjadelphisKimura and Barnes 2016 Species N ujiharai Binomial name Ninjadelphis ujiharaiKimura and Barnes 2016 The generic name refers to the fact that the type locality Iga was a training center in Japan for ninja warriors 1 Description editNinjadelphis is distinguished from other allodelphinids by having a trapezoidal shaped exposure of frontals on cranial vertex a nuchal crest partly overhanging posterior end of maxilla a wider basioccipital and basioccipital crests widely diverging posteriorly 1 References edit a b Toshiyuki Kimura and Lawrence G Barnes 2016 New Miocene fossil Allodelphinidae Cetacea Odontoceti Platanistoidea from the North Pacific Ocean Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 20 1 58 nbsp This prehistoric cetacean related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ninjadelphis amp oldid 1047260555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
