Choneziphius

Choneziphius is an extinct genus of ziphiidae cetaceans, with two species known from the Miocene: C. planirostris and C. leidyi.^[1][2] Known from the shore of Belgium, Portugal and Spain.

Choneziphius Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Choneziphius planirostris fossils
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Ziphiidae
Genus:	†Choneziphius Duvernoy, 1851
Species
†C. planirostris (Cuvier, 1824) [originally Ziphius] (type) †C. leidyi Bianucci, Miján, Lambert, Post, and Mateus, 2013
Synonyms
Proroziphius Leidy, 1876

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