Ninoziphius Explained

Ninoziphius is a genus of extinct of beaked whale. Fossils have been found in the Eastern United States as well as in South America with specimens being found in the Pisco Formation.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Lambert. Olivier. De Muizon. Christian. Bianucci. Giovanni. April 2013. The most basal beaked whale Ninoziphius platyrostris Muizon, 1983: clues on the evolutionary history of the family Ziphiidae (Cetacea: Odontoceti): The Archaic Beaked Whale Ninoziphius. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 167. 4. 569–598. 10.1111/zoj.12018. 2024-08-30.
  2. Web site: Ninoziphius Muizon 1983 (beaked whale). 31 August 2024. PBDB Taxon. Paleobiology Database.

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