Beneziphius

Ben-e-ze-fye-e-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Beneziphius ‭(‬Benedens‭’ ‬ziphius‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ben-e-ze-fye-e-us.

Named By

O.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Ziphiidae.

Diet

Carnivore/piscivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬brevirostris‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Belgium.‭ ‬Spain.

Time Period

Miocene/Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of two species.

In Depth

       Beneziphius is a genus of beaked whale that lived in waters around Europe during the Miocene/Pliocene periods.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Systematics and phylogeny of the fossil beaked whales Ziphirostrum du Bus,‭ ‬1868‭ ‬and Choneziphius Duvernoy,‭ ‬1851‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Cetacea,‭ ‬Odontoceti‭)‬,‭ ‬from the Neogene of Antwerp‭ (‬North of Belgium‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geodiversitas‭ ‬27‭(‬3‭)‬:443-497.‭ ‬-‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2005. -‭ ‬A new Beneziphius beaked whale from the ocean floor off Galicia,‭ ‬Spain and biostratigraphic reassessment of the type species.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬62‭(‬1‭)‬:2111-220.‭ ‬-‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Mij�n,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Louwye‭ & ‬O.‭ ‬Lambert‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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