Placoziphius
| Placoziphius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Physeteridae |
| Subfamily: | Physeterinae |
| Genus: | †Placoziphius van Beneden, 1869 |
| Species: | †P. duboisi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Placoziphius duboisi van Beneden, 1869 | |
Placoziphius is an extinct genus of toothed whales that belongs to the subfamily Physeterinae. It lived in Belgium during the Miocene epoch.[1][2][3]
It is larger than all known kogiid species and was similar in size to Diaphorocetus and the smallest specimens of Orycterocetus.[1]
Discovery
[edit]Remains of this genus were first uncovered in Belgium south to Antwerp from the Berchem formation in the Edegem Sands member.[1]
The holotype specimen (IRSNB M.530) consist of a fragmentary skull. This included most of the rostrum, fragments of the supraorbital processes and of the supracranial basin, the two squamosal and exoccipital sets, and an associated fragment of atlas.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Lambert, Olivier. (2008). Sperm whales from the Miocene of the North Sea: A re-appraisal. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre. 78. 277-316.
- ↑ https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id747697/
- ↑ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
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