Microberardius, Bianucci & Lambert & Post, 2007

Bianucci, Giovanni, Lambert, Olivier & Post, Klaas, 2007, A high diversity in fossil beaked whales (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) recovered by trawling from the sea floor off South Africa, Geodiversitas 29 (4), pp. 561-618 : 565

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scientific name	Microberardius
status	n. gen.

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Genus Microberardius n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Microberardius africanus n. gen., n. sp., by present designation.

ETYMOLOGY. — From the Ancient Greek “mikros”, small and Berardius , a Recent ziphiid genus. Microberardius n. gen. for the small size of the species and its cranial similarities with Berardius spp. Gender masculine.

DIAGNOSIS. — Same as for the species.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cetacea
Family	Ziphiidae

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Microberardius, Bianucci & Lambert & Post, 2007

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