''Tusciziphius'' is an extinct genus of

ziphiid Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a 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 reasonably well-kn ...

cetaceans. The distribution includes 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 recen ...

of Portugal and Spain, and the Pliocene of Italy and the United States. Two species are known: ''T. atlanticus'' and ''T. crispus''. The type specimen of ''T. crispus'' is IGF 1534, 1536, 1537, 1569, 1570, 1572, 1594 V, a partial skeleton (cerebral portion of a skull associated with the left tympanic and fragment of posterior portion of left mandibular ramus, fragment of hyoid, vertebrae, and ribs). Its type locality is Case il Poggio, which is in a Zanclean coastal sandstone/claystone in Italy.

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Ziphiids Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 1997 Miocene cetaceans Fossils of Spain Pliocene cetaceans {{paleo-whale-stub