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Otago Researchers Discover Ancient Dolphin Fossil in New Zealand

Dr. Gabriel Aguirre and Professor Ewan Fordyce from Department of Geology at the University of Otago in New Zealand have discovered fossils of an ancient dolphin species, named Papahu taitapu. It was discovered in the marine sedimentary rocks in the Cape Farewell region of northern South Island. Papahu is claimed to be closely related to the ancestors of modern dolphins and toothed whales.