Chimuziphius
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Chimuziphius is an extinct genus of ziphiid that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.
| Chimuziphius Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Chimuziphius |
| Species: | †C. coloradensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chimuziphius coloradensis Bianucci et. al., 2016 | |
Distribution
Chimuziphius coloradensis is known from the Pisco Formation of Peru.[1]
