Chavinziphius
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| Chavinziphius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Chavinziphius Bianucci, 2016 |
| Species: | †C. maxillocristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chavinziphius maxillocristatus Bianucci, 2016 | |
Chavinziphius is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetacean known from Messinian age marine deposits in the Pisco Formation in Peru. There is only one known species, Chavinziphius maxillocristatus.[1]
