Kaiwhekea

genus of plesiosaur
Taxon monotypic_fossil_taxon Q786325

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
monotypic fossil taxon
End time
-69000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
Length
+7[10]
Location of discovery
Katiki Formation[5]
Named after
Teuthida[3]
Parent taxon
Weddellonectia[4]
Start time
-70000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
Taxon name
Kaiwhekea[6]
Taxon rank
genus[2]
Taxonomic type
Kaiwhekea katiki[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kaiwhekea he קאיווקיה ja カイケフェア ko 카이훼케아 ru Kaiwhekea katiki zh 猎蛸龙 zh 獵蛸龍屬
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kaiwhekea NT small.jpg ↗
Fossilworks taxon ID
131780
Freebase ID
/m/047nc0_
GBIF taxon ID
4823644
IRMNG ID
1192433
Index to Organism Names ID
1587643
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781205231
Open Tree of Life ID
4946458
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
131780
Taxonomicon ID
1379008

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Summary

Kaiwhekea is a monotypic fossil taxon[1].

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  1. 14w ago · Paucabot · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    Taxonomic type → Kaiwhekea katiki
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Size comparison diagram: Kaiwhekea katikiDB17.jpg"
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