Sitsqwayk

Sitsqwayk
Temporal range: Late Oligocene,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Whippomorpha
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Mysticeti
Clade: Chaeomysticeti
Genus: Sitsqwayk
Peredo and Uhen, 2016
Type species
Sitsqwayk cornishorum
Peredo and Uhen, 2016

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.