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Taxonomy
Oedolithax was named by Kellogg (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Oedolithax mira. It was considered monophyletic by Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), Fordyce (2009).
Species
O. mira (type species)