Izikoziphius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Ziphiidae |
Subfamily: | Ziphiinae |
Genus: | † Izikoziphius Bianucci et al., 2007 [1] |
Type species | |
Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al., 2007 [2] | |
Species | |
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Izikoziphius is an extinct genus of beaked whale. [1] [4] It contains two species: Izikoziphius rossi , and Izikoziphius angustus .
The species is named after the Iziko South African Museum. Its grammatical gender (in Latin) is masculine. [4]
Izikoziphius is different from the other genus in the subfamily Ziphiinae in that it has a longer rostrum, and lacks a prenarial basin. [4]
Fossils of this species were found off the coast of South Africa. [4]