Ninjadelphis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platanistoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Infraordo: Platanistida Superfamilia: Platanistoidea

Familia: †Allodelphinidae
Genus: †Ninjadelphis
Species: †N. ujiharai

Name

Ninjadelphis Kimura & Barnes, 2016: 20

Type species: Ninjadelphis ujiharai Kimura & Barnes, 2016

Etymology: ninja + (Greek) delphis = dolphin; "Iga...where the holotype of the type species was found, is famous historically for Ninja warriors" [Kimura & Barnes, 2016: 20]

References

Primary references

• Kimura, T. & Barnes, L.G. 2016. New Miocene fossil Allodelphinidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Platanistoidea) from the North Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History 20: 1–58. PDF ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Ninjadelphis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.