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Izikoziphius rossi

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Izikoziphius rossi was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type specimen is PEM N 3265, a partial skull (partial skull including the rostru, the anterior part of the cranium, and the vertex), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southern Africa, offshore, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene marine phosphorite in South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. p. 570
2018Izikoziphius rossi Lambert et al. p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
—Vomeroziphii
subfamilyZiphiinae
genusIzikoziphius
speciesrossi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Pliocene15.97 - 2.588South Africa Izikoziphius rossi (type locality: 77208)
Late/Upper Miocene - Holocene11.608 - 0.0French Southern Territories Izikoziphius rossi (192399)