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Taxonomy
Oligodelphis was named by Aslanova and Mchedlidze (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l-u Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. Its type is Oligodelphis azerbajdzanicus.
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Aslanova and Mchedlidze (1976) and Mchedlidze (1976); to Squalodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Kentriodontidae by Barnes (1985), Barnes (1985), de Muizon (1988) and Ichishima et al. (1995); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontoceti by Geisler and Sanders (2003) and Uhen (2008).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Aslanova and Mchedlidze (1976) and Mchedlidze (1976); to Squalodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Kentriodontidae by Barnes (1985), Barnes (1985), de Muizon (1988) and Ichishima et al. (1995); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontoceti by Geisler and Sanders (2003) and Uhen (2008).
Species
O. azerbajdzanicus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Oligodelphis Aslanova and Mchedlidze p. 181 |
| 1976 | Oligodelphis Mchedlidze p. 18 |
| 1985 | Oligodelphis Barnes p. 25 |
| 1988 | Oligodelphis Carroll |
| 1988 | Oligodelphis de Muizon p. 162 |
| 1995 | Oligodelphis Ichishima et al. p. 487 |
| 1997 | Oligodelphis McKenna and Bell p. 371 |
| 2001 | Oligodelphis Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2002 | Oligodelphis Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Oligodelphis Geisler and Sanders p. 28 |
| 2008 | Oligodelphis Uhen p. 445 figs. Table 1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Oligodelphis Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
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†Oligodelphis azerbajdzanicus Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available