Tusciziphius
| Tusciziphius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | Tusciziphius Bianucci 1997 |
Tusciziphius is an extinct genus of ziphiidae cetacean. The distribution includes the Miocene of Portugal and Spain,[1] and Pliocene of Italy and United States. Two species are known: Tusciziphius atlanticus and T. crispus.
References
- ↑ Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula. Geodiversitas 35 (1): 105-153.