†Xhosacetus Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: G. Bianucci, O. Lambert, and K. Post. 2007. A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa. Geodiversitas 29(4):561-618
Parent taxon: Ziphiidae according to G. Bianucci et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Belemnoziphius, Beneziphius, Berardiinae, Caviziphius, Cetorhynchus, Hyperoodontinae, Messapicetus, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Ninoziphius, Pterocetus, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Ziphiina, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus
Subtaxa: Xhosacetus hendeysi
Type: Xhosacetus hendeysi
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore