Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Full reference: C. Muizon. 1991. A new Ziphiidae (Cetacea) from the Early Miocene of Washington State (USA) and phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of odontocetes. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 4e Serie. Section C. Sciences de la Terre. Paleontologie, Geologie, Mineralogie 12(3-4):279-326
Parent taxon: Ziphiidae according to O. Lambert et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Anarnacinae, Anoplonassa, Belemnoziphius, Beneziphius, Berardiinae, Caviziphius, Cetorhynchus, Messapicetus, Nazcacetus, Nenga, Ninoziphius, Pterocetus, Squaloziphiinae, Tasmacetus, Xhosacetus, Ziphiina, Ziphiinae, Ziphirostrum, Pelycorhamphus pertortus
Subtaxa: Africanacetus, Hyperoodon, Ihlengesi, Indopacetus, Khoikhoicetus, Mesoplodon
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore