Izikoziphius

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Izikoziphius
Temporal range: Unknown (likely Miocene or Pliocene) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Ziphiidae
Subfamily: Ziphiinae
Genus:† Izikoziphius
Bianucci et al., 2007 [1]
Type species
Izikoziphius rossi
Bianucci et al., 2007 [2]
Species

Izikoziphius is an extinct genus of beaked whale. [1] [4] It contains two species: Izikoziphius rossi , and Izikoziphius angustus .

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Etymology

The species is named after the Iziko South African Museum. Its grammatical gender (in Latin) is masculine. [4]

Description

Izikoziphius is different from the other genus in the subfamily Ziphiinae in that it has a longer rostrum, and lacks a prenarial basin. [4]

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found off the coast of South Africa. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "†Izikoziphius Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "†Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "†Izikoziphius angustus Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bianucci, Giovanni; Lambert, Olivier; Post, Klaas (31 December 2007). "A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa". Geodiversitas. 29 (4). Biodiversity Literature Repository: 561–618. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4651080 . Retrieved 4 July 2025.


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