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, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Xhosacetus, Ziphiina, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus

Subtaxa: Pterocetus benguelae

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Type: Pterocetus benguelae

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore