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Microberardius

Microberardius is an extinct genus of giant beaked whales that lived during Miocene. The type species, M. africanus, is known from a partial skull which was found in South Africa in 2007.

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Microberardius
Temporal range: Miocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Ziphiidae
Genus: Microberardius
Bianucci et al., 2007
Species:
M. africanus
Binomial name
Microberardius africanus
Bianucci et al., 2007

Microberardius is an extinct genus of giant beaked whales (subfamily Berardiinae) that lived during Miocene. The type species, M. africanus, is known from a partial skull which was found in South Africa in 2007.

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