Choneziphius liops, Whale skull

Description:

A partial skull, the rostrum anterior to nares, associated with beaked whale (Choneziphius liops) remains; it is missing the distal end. Specimen possibly reworked from Upper Miocene - Upper Pliocene beds.

• Site: SC; Charleston Co.; Bolton Phos. Mine
• Site Number: NH20Ca
• Era: Cenozoic
• Period: Neogene
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Cetacea
• Family: Ziphiidae
• Genus: Choneziphius
• Species: Choneziphius liops
• Formation: To be determined

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• Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
• Object Name: Whales and Dolphins
• Object Id: PV2710

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• Search Terms
  • Cetaceans
  • Mammals
  • Rostrums
  • Skulls
  • Whales