†Caviziphius altirostris Bianucci and Post 2005 (beaked whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci and K. Post. 2005. Caviziphius altirostris, a new beaked whale from the Miocene southern North Sea basin. Deinsea 11:1-6
Belongs to Caviziphius according to O. Lambert et al. 2023
See also Bianucci and Post 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: ST. 447230, a skull. Its type locality is Blauwhofstraat clay pit, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine conglomerate in Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Belgium (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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