†Khoikhoicetus kergueleni Lambert et al. 2018 (beaked whale)
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Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: O. Lambert, C. de Muizon, G. Duhamel and J. Van Plight. 2018. Neogene and Quaternary fossil remains of beaked whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) from deep-sea deposits off Crozet and Kerguelen islands, Southern Ocean. Geodiversitas 40(6):135-160
Belongs to Khoikhoicetus according to O. Lambert et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Khoikhoicetus agulhasis
Type specimen: MNHN.F.COI1, a partial skull. Its type locality is Skiff Bank, which is in a Miocene/Holocene basinal (siliceous) horizon in French Southern Territories.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Skiff Bank
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