Berardius minimus Yamada et al. 2019 (kurotsuchikujira)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: T. K. Yamada, S. Kitamura, S. Abe, Y. Tajima, A. Matsuda, J. G. Mead, and T. F. Matsuishi. 2019. Description of a new species of beaked whale (Berardius) found in the North Pacific. Scientific Reports 12723
Belongs to Berardius according to T. K. Yamada et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Berardius arnuxii, Berardius bairdii, Berardius kobayashii
Type specimen: NSMT-M35131, a skeleton (skull, mandible, and most of post of postcranial skeleton )
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tokoro Town, Kitami City (Quaternary of Japan)
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