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Izikoziphius
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| Izikoziphius | |
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| Fossilized skull of I. rossi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ziphiinae |
| Genus: | †Izikoziphius Bianucci et al., 2007[1] |
| Type species | |
| Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al., 2007[3]
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Izikoziphius is an extinct genus of beaked whale.[1][4] It contains two species: Izikoziphius rossi, and Izikoziphius angustus.
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after the Iziko South African Museum. Its grammatical gender (in Latin) is masculine.[4] Izikoziphius rossi is named after Dr. Graham James Berry Ross from the Port Elizabeth Museum in South Africa.[4][5]
Description
[edit]Izikoziphius is different from the other genus in the subfamily Ziphiinae in that it has a longer rostrum, and lacks a prenarial basin. Izikoziphius rossi has a rostrum length of 490-530 millimeters, and a width and height of 94-155 and 84-100 millimeters, respectively. It differs from I. angustus in having a rostrum with a mid-length width more than that of its mid-length height. The base of its rostrum is also wider.[4]
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of this species were found off the coast of South Africa.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "†Izikoziphius Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "†Izikoziphius angustus Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "†Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Bianucci, Giovanni; Lambert, Olivier; Post, Klaas (31 December 2007). "A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa". Geodiversitas. 29 (4). Biodiversity Literature Repository: 561–618. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4651080. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Plön, Stephanie; Hofmeyr, G. J. Greg; Cockcroft, Victor G.; Shaughnessy, Peter; Kemper, Catherine M.; Beesley, Pamela L. (October 2017). "Graham James Berry Ross 1945–2017". Marine Mammal Science. 33 (4): 1255–1263. doi:10.1111/mms.12455. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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