Xhosacetus
Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xhosacetus is a genus of ziphiid cetaceans with a single species, Xhosacetus hendeysi.[1][2][3] It was classified from fossils found off the coast of the Kerguelen islands in 1,145 meter deep water.[4][5]
| Xhosacetus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Ziphiidae |
| Genus: | †Xhosacetus Bianucci et al. 2007 |
| Species: | †X. hendeysi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xhosacetus hendeysi Bianucci et al. 2007 | |
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