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Taxonomy
Caviziphius was named by Bianucci and Post (2005).
It was assigned to Ziphiinae by Bianucci et al. (2007); and to Ziphiidae by Bianucci and Post (2005), Bianucci et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Lambert et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Ziphiinae by Bianucci et al. (2007); and to Ziphiidae by Bianucci and Post (2005), Bianucci et al. (2013), Marx et al. (2016), Berta (2017) and Lambert et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Caviziphius Bianucci and Post p. 1 figs. Fig. 2-4 |
| 2007 | Caviziphius Bianucci et al. p. 570 |
| 2013 | Caviziphius Bianucci et al. p. 136 |
| 2016 | Caviziphius Marx et al. p. 130 |
| 2017 | Caviziphius Berta p. 162 |
| 2023 | Caviziphius Lambert et al. p. 118 |
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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.
G. †Caviziphius Bianucci and Post 2005
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†Caviziphius altirostris Bianucci and Post 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.97000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian - Langhian | Spain | C. sp. (141840) | |
| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Belgium (Temse) | C. altirostris (66066) | |
| Tortonian | Belgium (Antwerp) | C. altirostris (231923) Eboroziphius sp. (231922) |