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Izikoziphius angustus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Taxonomy
Izikoziphius angustus was named by Bianucci et al. (2007). Its type specimen is SAM PQ 3004, a partial skull (partial skull including the rostrum and most of the dorsal surface of teh cranium with the vertex), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Izikoziphius type locality, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine phosphorite in South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Izikoziphius angustus Bianucci et al. p. 573 figs. Fig. 10, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
Amblyoccipita
Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
subfamilyZiphiinae
genusIzikoziphius
speciesangustus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Izikoziphius angustus Bianucci et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Uhen 2004, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333South Africa Izikoziphius angustus (type locality: 77209)