Wimahl
{{Short description|Extinct genus of cetaceans}}
{{About|an extinct genus of cetaceans|the Chinook term for the Columbia River|Columbia River}}
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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Aquitanian|Burdigalian}}
| genus = Wimahl
| parent_authority = Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018
| species = chinookensis
| authority= Peredo, Uhlen & Nelson, 2018
}}
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.
Discovery
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 Washington.{{cite journal |title=A new kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the early Miocene Astoria Formation and a revision of the stem delphinidan family Kentriodontidae |first1=C. M. |last1=Peredo |first2=M. D. |last2=Uhen |first3=M. D. |last3=Nelson |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=38 |issue=2 |page=e1411357 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2017.1411357 |year=2018|bibcode=2018JVPal..38E1357P |s2cid=89965454 |url=https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_new_kentriodontid_Cetacea_Odontoceti_from_the_early_Miocene_Astoria_Formation_and_a_revision_of_the_stem_delphinidan_family_Kentriodontidae/5984980 |url-access=subscription }}
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Category:Fossil taxa described in 2018
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