Microberardius
Microberardius Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification | |
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
Categories:
- Miocene cetaceans
- Neogene mammals of Africa
- Fossil taxa described in 2007
- Prehistoric cetacean stubs