# Chavinziphius

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Extinct genus of cetaceans

Chavinziphius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Cetacea Family: Ziphiidae Genus: †Chavinziphius Bianucci, 2016 Species: †C. maxillocristatus Binomial name †Chavinziphius maxillocristatus Bianucci, 2016

***Chavinziphius*** is an extinct genus of [ziphiid](/source/Ziphiidae) cetacean known from [Messinian](/source/Messinian) age marine deposits in the [Pisco Formation](/source/Pisco_Formation) in [Peru](/source/Peru). There is only one known species, ***Chavinziphius maxillocristatus***.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bianucci, Giovanni; Celma, Claudio Di; Urbina, Mario; Lambert, Olivier (2016-09-20). ["New beaked whales from the late Miocene of Peru and evidence for convergent evolution in stem and crown Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti)"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036081). *PeerJ*. **4** e2479. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.7717/peerj.2479](https://doi.org/10.7717%2Fpeerj.2479). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2167-8359](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2167-8359). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [5036081](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036081). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [27688973](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27688973).

v t e Odontocete genera Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Cetacea Odontoceti Odontoceti †Agorophius †Amphidelphis †Ankylorhiza †Archaeodelphis †Argyrocetus †Ashleycetus †Caolodelphis †Chilcacetus †Enigmatocetus †Eoplatanista †Inticetus †Macrodelphinus †Microcetus †Mirocetus †Neosqualodon †Olympicetus †Papahu †Patriocetus †Phoberodon †Phococetus †Prosqualodon †Romaleodelphis †Sachalinocetus †Simocetus †Sulakocetus †Tangaroasaurus †Xenorophidae Albertocetus Cotylocara Echovenator Inermorostrum Xenorophus †Waipatiidae Awamokoa Ediscetus Nihohae Nihoroa Otekaikea Urkudelphis Waipatia †Squalodontidae Eosqualodon Squalodon †Squaloziphiidae Crisocetus? Squaloziphius Yaquinacetus †Eurhinodelphinidae Ceterhinops Eurhinodelphis Iniopsis Mycteriacetus Phocaenopsis Schizodelphis Vanbreenia Xiphiacetus Ziphiodelphis Crown-Odontoceti see below↓ Crown-Odontoceti Physeteroidea †Acrophyseter †Albicetus †Angelocetus †Brygmophyseter †Eudelphis †Hoplocetus †Livyatan †Miophyseter †Rhaphicetus †Scaldicetus †Zygophyseter Kogiidae †Aprixokogia Kogia †Koristocetus †Nanokogia †Platyscaphokogia †Pliokogia †Praekogia †Scaphokogia †Thalassocetus? Physeteridae †Aulophyseter †Cozzuoliphyseter †Diaphorocetus †Eophyseter †Idiophyseter †Idiorophus †Orycterocetus Physeter †Physeterula †Placoziphius †Thalassocetus? Platanistoidea †Aondelphis †Aureia †Dolgopolis †Ensidelphis †Perditicetus †Eurhinodelphinidae? †Squalodontidae? †Waipatiidae? †Allodelphinidae? Allodelphis Arktocara Goedertius Ninjadelphis Zarhinocetus †Squalodelphinidae? Fordycetus Furcacetus Huaridelphis Macrosqualodelphis Medocinia Miodelphinus Notocetus Phocageneus Squalodelphis Platanistidae †Araeodelphis †Dilophodelphis †Grimadelphis †Pachyacanthus? †Pebanista Platanista †Pomatodelphis †Prepomatodelphis †Zarhachis? Ziphiidae †Aporotus †Beneziphius †Caviziphius †Chavinziphius †Chimuziphius †Choneziphius †Dagonodum †Flandriacetus †Globicetus †Imocetus †Khoikhoicetus †Mamaziphius †Messapicetus †Nazcacetus †Nenga †Ninoziphius †Notoziphius †Pterocetus Tasmacetus †Tusciziphius †Xhosacetus †Ziphirostrum Berardiinae †Archaeoziphius Berardius †Microberardius Ziphiinae †Izikoziphius Ziphius Hyperoodontinae †Africanacetus Hyperoodon †Ihlengesi Indopacetus Mesoplodon Delphinida see below↓ Delphinida Delphinida †Albireo †Atocetus †Brevirostrodelphis †Cammackacetus †Delphinodon †Hadrodelphis †Herbeinodelphis †Liolithax †Lophocetus †Macrokentriodon †Miminiacetus †Odobenocetops †Pictodelphis †Pithanodelphis †Tagicetus †Westmorelandelphis †Kentriodontidae Belonodelphis? Kampholophos Kentriodon Mesokentriodon Platysvercus Sophianacetus Rudicetus Wimahl Lipotidae Eolipotes Lipotes †Parapontoporia †Prolipotes Inioidea †Awadelphis Iniidae †Brujadelphis †Goniodelphis Inia †Ischyrorhynchus †Isoninia? †Isthminia †Kwanzacetus †Meherrinia †Plicodontinia †Saurocetes Pontoporiidae †Atocetus? †Auroracetus †Brachydelphis †Piscorhynchus †Pliopontos †Pontistes †Protophocaena †Samaydelphis †Scaldiporia †Stenasodelphis Pontoporia Delphinoidea Monodontidae †Bohaskaia †Casatia Delphinapterus †Denebola †Haborodelphis Monodon Phocoenidae †Archaeophocaena †Australithax †Brabocetus †Haborophocoena †Lomacetus †Miophocaena Neophocaena †Numataphocoena Phocoena Phocoenoides †Piscolithax †Pterophocaena? †Semirostrum †Septemtriocetus Delphinidae †Arimidelphis †Australodelphis †Eodelphinus †Etruridelphis †Hemisyntrachelus Lagenorhynchus Leucopleurus †Norisdelphis Orcinus †Platalearostrum †Pliodelphis †Pterophocaena? †Septidelphis Lissodelphininae Aethalodelphis Cephalorhynchus Lissodelphis Delphininae Delphinus Lagenodelphis Sotalia Sousa Stenella Tursiops Globicephalinae Feresa Globicephala Grampus Orcaella Peponocephala Pseudorca †Rododelphis Steno

Taxon identifiers Chavinziphius Wikidata: Q97704062 GBIF: 8839024 Paleobiology Database: 346720

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