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Wimahl 
Summary
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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Kentriodontidae |
| Genus: | †Wimahl Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018 |
| Species: | †W. chinookensis
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| †Wimahl chinookensis Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018
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Discovery edit
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 the state of Washington.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Peredo, C. M.; Uhen, M. D.; Nelson, M. D. (2018). "A new kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the early Miocene Astoria Formation and a revision of the stem delphinidan family Kentriodontidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (2): e1411357. Bibcode:2018JVPal..38E1357P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1411357. S2CID 89965454.