Sitsqwayk
Extinct genus of whales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sitsqwayk is a genus of baleen whale from Late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in Washington state. The generic name refers to a powerful water spirit in the folklore of the Klallam that is said to bring wealth.[1]
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Sitsqwayk | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Parvorder: | Mysticeti |
Clade: | Chaeomysticeti |
Genus: | †Sitsqwayk Peredo and Uhen, 2016 |
Type species | |
Sitsqwayk cornishorum Peredo and Uhen, 2016 |
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