The baiji is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of h
1918 Miller A new river dolphin from China Fig. 2a
Baiji killed by Charles Hoy in 1914
River dolphins also called Freshwater dolphins, are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or even in brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolp
Baiji
…The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans…
Life reconstruction of Arktocara yakataga, an allodelphinid
Indus river dolphin skull
River dolphins have very small eyes