''Microberardius'' is an extinct genus of giant beaked whales (subfamily Berardiinae) that lived during

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" ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

, ''M. africanus'', is known from a partial skull which was found in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

in 2007.

References

Microberardius africanus
at Paleobiology database Miocene cetaceans Neogene mammals of Africa Fossil taxa described in 2007 {{paleo-whale-stub