Izikoziphius rossi
| Izikoziphius rossi | |
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| Fossilized skull of I. rossi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Izikoziphius |
| Species: | †I. rossi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al., 2007[1]
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Izikoziphius rossi is an extinct species of beaked whale in the genus Izikoziphius.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]Izikoziphius rossi is named after Dr. Graham James Berry Ross from the Port Elizabeth Museum in South Africa.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Izikoziphius rossi has a rostrum length of 490-530 millimeters, and a width and height of 94-155 and 84-100 millimeters, respectively. It differs from I. angustus in having a rostrum with a mid-length width more than that of its mid-length height. The base of its rostrum is also wider.[2]
Its premaxilla is longer anteriorly than its maxilla, while its alveolar groove is either absent or much reduced.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "†Izikoziphius rossi Bianucci et al. 2007 (beaked whale)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Bianucci, Giovanni; Lambert, Olivier; Post, Klaas (31 December 2007). "A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa". Geodiversitas. 29 (4). Biodiversity Literature Repository: 561–618. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4651080. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Plön, Stephanie; Hofmeyr, G. J. Greg; Cockcroft, Victor G.; Shaughnessy, Peter; Kemper, Catherine M.; Beesley, Pamela L. (October 2017). "Graham James Berry Ross 1945–2017". Marine Mammal Science. 33 (4): 1255–1263. doi:10.1111/mms.12455. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
