''Choneziphius'' is an extinct genus of

ziphiidae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a Family (biology), family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are ...

cetaceans, with two species known from the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" ...

: ''C. planirostris'' and ''C. leidyi''.Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. — Bizarre fossil beaked whales(Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula. Geodiversitas 35 (1): 105-153. Known from the shore of Belgium, Portugal and Spain.

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Prehistoric toothed whales Ziphiids Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 1851 Extinct mammals of North America Extinct mammals of Europe Miocene cetaceans {{paleo-whale-stub