Microberardius

Microberardius is an extinct genus of giant beaked whales (subfamily Berardiinae) that lived during Miocene. The type species, M. africanus, is known from a partial skull which was found in South Africa in 2007.

Microberardius
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Ziphiidae
Subfamily: Berardiinae
Genus: Microberardius
Bianucci et al 2007
Species
  • Microberardius africanus
    Bianucci et al 2007

References


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