Caviziphius
Fossil genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caviziphius is a fossil genus of beaked whale (Ziphiidae) probably from the Miocene around Belgium, Spain and Portugal.[1][2][3][4] The type species is Caviziphius altirostris.[1]
| Caviziphius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Caviziphius Bianucci & Post, 2005 |
| Species: | †C. altirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Caviziphius altirostris Bianucci & Post, 2005 | |
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