Globicetus
| Globicetus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | Globicetus Bianucci et al. 2013 |
Globicetus is an extinct genus of ziphiidae cetacean, with one species, G. hiberus, from the Miocene of Portugal and Spain.[1] The holotype in as skull that is in Museu da Lourinhã, in Portugal.
References
- ↑ Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula. Geodiversitas 35 (1): 105-153.
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