Microberardius
| Microberardius Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Berardiinae |
| Genus: | †Microberardius Bianucci et al 2007 |
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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.
References[]
- Microberardius africanus at Paleobiology database
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- Miocene cetaceans
- Neogene mammals of Africa
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