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Caviziphius altirostris

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Caviziphius altirostris was named by Bianucci and Post (2005) [Naturalis, National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands]. Its type specimen is ST. 447230, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Blauwhofstraat clay pit, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine conglomerate in Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Caviziphius altirostris Bianucci and Post
2023Caviziphius altirostris Lambert et al. p. 118

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
genusCaviziphius
speciesaltirostris

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.

†Caviziphius altirostris Bianucci and Post 2005
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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: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Belgium (Temse) Caviziphius altirostris (type locality: 66066)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerp) Caviziphius altirostris (231923) Eboroziphius sp. (231922)