Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci, A. M. Benites-Palomino, A. Collareta, G. Bosio, C. Muizon, M. Merella, C. Di Celma, E. Malinverno, M. Urbina and O. Lambert. 2024. A new Late Miocene beaked whale (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Pisco Formation, and a revised age for the fossil Ziphiidae of Peru. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 63(1):21-43
Parent taxon: Ziphiidae according to G. Bianucci et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Argyrodelphini, Belemnoziphius, Berardiinae, Caviziphius, Chavinziphius, Choneziphiidae, Dioplodon senensis, Eboroziphius, Mamaziphius, Mesoplodon longirostris, Mesoplodon tumidirostris, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Pelycorhamphus, Rhinostodes, Rhinostodes lovisatoi, Synostodon, Tasmacetus, Vomeroziphii, Ziphiina, Ziphiopsis, Indopacetina, Tasmacetina
Subtaxa: Aporotus Beneziphius Chimuziphius Choneziphius Dagonodum Globicetus Imocetus Messapicetus Ninoziphius Notoziphius Tusciziphius Ziphirostrum
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (6: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of the Netherlands (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Belgium (1), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (1), Spain (3), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Belgium (10), Denmark (1), Italy (2), the Netherlands (3), North Atlantic (1), Peru (6), Spain (3), United States (9: California, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 58 collections including 74 occurrences