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Pelagiceti

Mammalia - Cetacea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Zeuglodon harwoodii Sanger pp. 298-299 figs. Fig. A-B
1898Zeuglodon harwoodi Trouessart p. 1010
1904Basilosaurus harwoodi Trouessart p. 753
1908Zeuglodon harwoodi Stomer p. 147
1911Metasqualodon harwoodi Hall pp. 262-263
1914Microzeuglodon harwoodi Abel p. 220
1923Metasqualodon harwoodi Kellogg p. 20
1987Metasqualodon harwoodi Okazaki p. 137
1991Metasqualodon harwoodi Fordyce p. 1180
2004Metasqualodon harwoodi Fitzgerald p. 206
2008Pelagiceti Uhen p. 434
2010Pelagiceti Steeman p. 64
2010Pelagiceti Uhen p. 206 figs. Figure 1
2011Pelagiceti Martinez-Cáceres and Muizon
2011Pelagiceti Uhen et al. p. 966 figs. Figure 10
2012Basilosaurus harwoodi Kalmykov p. 179
2013Pelagiceti Uhen p. 3
2014Pelagiceti Goldin et al.
2016Pelagiceti Buono et al. p. 299
2016Pelagiceti Godfrey et al. p. 156
2016Pelagiceti Marx et al. p. 100
2016Pelagiceti Peredo and Uhen
2017Pelagiceti Berta p. 159
2017Pelagiceti Bisconti et al. p. 7
2017Pelagiceti Collareta et al. p. 261
2017Pelagiceti Godfrey et al.
2017Pelagiceti Lambert et al.
2017Pelagiceti Martínez-Cáceres et al. p. 11
2018Pelagiceti Lambert et al. p. 6
2018Pelagiceti Nelson and Uhen
2018Pelagiceti Peredo et al. p. 1
2018Pelagiceti Peredo et al. p. 2
2019Pelagiceti Collareta et al.
2019Pelagiceti de Muizon et al. p. 405
2020Pelagiceti Bisconti and Bosselaers p. 8
2021Pelagiceti Alfsen et al. p. 809
2021Pelagiceti Belluzzo and Lambert p. 79
2021Pelagiceti Lambert et al. p. 18
2022Pelagiceti Fleming et al. p. 3
2023Pelagiceti Godfrey and Lambert p. 53
2023Pelagiceti van Vliet et al. p. 7
2024Pelagiceti Corrie and Fordyce
2024Pelagiceti van Vliet et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Pelagiceti

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.

Unr. Pelagiceti Uhen 2008
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Fm. †Basilosauridae Cope 1867
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G. †Ancalecetus Gingerich and Uhen 1996
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†Ancalecetus simonsi Gingerich and Uhen 1996
Subfm. †Basilosaurinae Miller 1923
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Invalid names: Zeuglodontinae Slijper 1936 [synonym]
G. †Basilosaurus Harlan 1834
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†Basilosaurus cetoides Owen 1839
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Invalid names: Alabamornis gigantea Abel 1906 [synonym], Hydrarchos sillimani Wyman 1845 [synonym], Hydrargos sillimanii Koch 1845 [synonym], Zeuglodon ceti Wyman 1845 [synonym], Zeuglodon harlani De Kay 1842 [synonym], Zeuglodon macrospondylus Müller 1849 [synonym]
†Basilosaurus isis Andrews 1904
Invalid names: Alabamornis Abel 1906 [synonym], Basilosaurus puschi Brandt 1873 [nomen dubium], Hydrarchos Koch 1845 [synonym], Hydrarchus Muller 1849 [synonym], Hydrargos Koch 1845 [synonym], Zeuglodon Owen 1839 [objective synonym], Zugodon Scudder 1882 [synonym], Zygodon Owen 1839 [synonym]
G. †Basiloterus Gingerich et al. 1997
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†Basiloterus hussaini Gingerich et al. 1997
G. †Chrysocetus Uhen and Gingerich 2001
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†Chrysocetus fouadassii Gingerich and Zouhri 2015
†Chrysocetus healyorum Uhen and Gingerich 2001
G. †Cynthiacetus Uhen 2005
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†Cynthiacetus maxwelli Uhen 2005
†Cynthiacetus peruvianus Martinez-Cáceres and Muizon 2011
G. †Dorudon Gibbes 1845
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†Dorudon atrox Andrews 1906
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Invalid names: Dorudon intermedius Dart 1923 [synonym], Dorudon stromeri Kellogg 1928 [synonym]
†Dorudon serratus Gibbes 1845
Invalid names: Prozeuglodon Andrews 1906 [synonym]
G. †Masracetus Gingerich 2007
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†Masracetus markgrafi Gingerich 2007
G. †Ocucajea Uhen et al. 2011
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†Ocucajea picklingi Uhen et al. 2011
Subfm. †Pachycetinae Gingerich et al. 2022
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G. †Antaecetus Gingerich et al. 2022
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†Platyosphys aithai Gingerich and Zouhri 2015
G. †Pachycetus Van Beneden 1883
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†Pachycetus paulsonii Brandt 1873
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Invalid names: Basilotritus uheni Goldin and Zvonok 2013 [synonym], Pachycetus robustus Van Beneden 1883 [synonym], Platyosphys einori Gritsenko 2001 [synonym], Zeuglodon rossicus Paulson in Brandt 1873 [synonym]
†Pachycetus wardii Uhen 1999
Invalid names: Basilotritus Goldin and Zvonok 2013 [synonym], Platyosphys Kellogg 1936 [synonym]
G. †Perucetus Bianucci et al. 2023
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†Perucetus colossus Bianucci et al. 2023
G. †Saghacetus Gingerich 1992
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†Saghacetus osiris Dames 1894
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Invalid names: Dorudon elliotsmithii Dart 1923 [synonym], Dorudon sensitivus Dart 1923 [synonym], Dorudon zitteli Stromer 1903 [synonym]
G. †Stromerius Gingerich 2007
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†Stromerius nidensis Gingerich 2007
G. †Supayacetus Uhen et al. 2011
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†Supayacetus muizoni Uhen et al. 2011
G. †Tutcetus Antar et al. 2023
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†Tutcetus rayanensis Antar et al. 2023
G. †Zygorhiza True 1908
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†Zygorhiza kochii Carus 1847
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Invalid names: Zeuglodon brachyspondylum Abel 1914 [synonym], Zeuglodon hydrarchus Carus 1849 [synonym], Zygorhiza brachyspondylus True 1908 [synonym], Zygorhiza minor True 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Balaenoptera juddi Seeley 1881 [nomen dubium], Dorudontinae Miller 1923 [invalid subgroup], Hydrarchidae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym], Hydrarchina Bonaparte 1850 [synonym], Pachycetus humilis Van Beneden 1883 [invalid subgroup], Pontogeneus Leidy 1852 [nomen dubium], Pontogeneus brachyspondylus Müller 1849 [nomen dubium], Prozeuglodontidae Moustafa 1954 [synonym], Stegorhinidae Brandt 1873 [synonym], Stromeriinae Gingerich 2007 [empty], Sulaimanitherium Malkani et al. 2013 [nomen dubium], Zeuglodontidae Bonaparte 1849 [synonym]
Unr. †Kekenodontidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Kekenodon Hector 1881
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†Kekenodon onamata Hector 1881
G. †Tohoraonepu Corrie and Fordyce 2024
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†Tohoraonepu nihokaiwaiu Corrie and Fordyce 2024
Invalid names: Squalodon gambierensis Glaessner 1955 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Neoceti Fordyce and de Muizon 2001
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G. †Microzeuglodon Stromer 1903
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†Microzeuglodon caucasicum Lydekker 1892
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
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G. †Aetiocetus Emlong 1966
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†Aetiocetus cotylalveus Emlong 1966
†Aetiocetus polydentatus Barnes et al. 1995
†Aetiocetus weltoni Barnes et al. 1995
G. †Ashorocetus Barnes et al. 1995
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Invalid names: Ashorocetus eguchii Barnes et al. 1995 [nomen dubium]
G. †Chonecetus Russell 1968
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†Chonecetus sookensis Russell 1968
†Chonecetus tomitai Barnes et al. 1995
†Chonecetus yabukii Barnes et al. 1995
Invalid names: Morawanocetus Barnes et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. †Fucaia Marx et al. 2015
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†Fucaia buelli Marx et al. 2015
†Fucaia goedertorum Barnes et al. 1995
†Fucaia humilis Tsai et al. 2024
G. †Kaaucetus Hernández-Cisneros 2022
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†Kaaucetus thesaurus Hernández-Cisneros 2022
G. †Salishicetus Peredo and Pyenson 2018
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†Salishicetus meadi Peredo and Pyenson 2018
G. †Tohoraata Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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†Tohoraata raekohao Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
†Tohoraata waitakiensis Marples 1956
G. †Willungacetus Pledge 2005
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Invalid names: Willungacetus aldingensis Pledge 2005 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Aetiocetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty], Chonecetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty], Morawanocetinae Barnes et al. 1995 [empty]
Superfm. †Aetiocetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002
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G. †Niparajacetus Solis-Añorve et al. 2019
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†Niparajacetus palmadentis Solis-Añorve et al. 2019
G. †Borealodon Shipps et al. 2019
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†Borealodon osedax Shipps et al. 2019
Unr. Chaeomysticeti Mitchell 1989
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Unr. Balaenomorpha Geisler and Sanders 2003
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Superfm. Balaenoidea Flower 1865
G. †Persufflatius Bosselaers and Munsterman 2022
Superfm. †Thalassotherii Bisconti et al. 2013
G. †Thinocetus Kellogg 1969
Subfm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Adicetus Figueiredo et al. 2024
G. †Cephalotropis Cope 1896
Subfm. †Cetotheriinae Whitmore and Barnes 2008
G. †Ciuciulea Gol'din 2018
G. †Cophocetus Packard and Kellogg 1934
G. †Eucetotherium Brandt 1873
G. †Herentalia Bisconti 2014
Subfm. Herpetocetinae Steeman 2007
G. †Heterocetus Capellini 1877
G. †Hibacetus Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Imerocetus Mchedlidze 1964
G. †Joumocetus Kimura and Hasegawa 2010
G. †Metopocetus Cope 1896
Subfm. Neobalaeninae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
G. †Palaeobalaena Moreno 1882
G. †Piscobalaena Pilleri and Siber 1989
G. †Taikicetus Tanaka et al. 2018
G. †Titanocetus Bisconti 2006
G. †Tiucetus Marx et al. 2017
G. †Tranatocetus Gol'din and Steeman 2015
G. †Vampalus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
G. †Cetotheriopsis Brandt 1871
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Invalid names: Aulocetus Van Beneden 1875 [objective synonym], Stenodon Van Beneden 1865 [replaced]
Fm. †Eomysticetidae Sanders and Barnes 2002
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G. †Echericetus Hernández-Cisneros et al. 2024
G. †Eomysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
G. †Matapanui Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017
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Invalid names: Matapa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017 [replaced]
G. †Micromysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
G. †Tokarahia Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
G. †Waharoa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
G. †Yamatocetus Okazaki 2012
G. †Halicetus Kellogg 1969
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†Halicetus ignotus Kellogg 1969
G. †Jobancetus Kimura et al. 2022
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†Jobancetus pacificus Kimura et al. 2022
G. †Piscocetus Pilleri and Pilleri 1989
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†Piscocetus sacaco Pilleri and Pilleri 1989
Unr. Plicogulae Geisler et al. 2011
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Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
Superfm. Cetotherioidea Steeman 2007
G. †Isanacetus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
Fm. †Tranatocetidae Gol'din and Steeman 2015
G. †Sitsqwayk Peredo and Uhen 2016
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†Sitsqwayk cornishorum Peredo and Uhen 2016
G. †Tlaxcallicetus Cisneros 2018
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†Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae Cisneros 2018
Invalid names: Cetotheriopsidae Brandt 1872 [empty], Cetotherium incertum Brandt 1873 [nomen dubium], Cetotherium klinderi Brandt 1871 [invalid subgroup], Cetotherium pusillum Nordmann 1860 [invalid subgroup], Eomysticetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002 [empty], Megapteropsis Van Beneden 1872 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Coronodonidae Boessenecker et al. 2023
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G. †Coronodon Geisler et al. 2017
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†Coronodon havensteini Geisler et al. 2017
†Coronodon newtonorum Boessenecker et al. 2023
†Coronodon planifrons Boessenecker et al. 2023
G. †Horopeta Tsai and Fordyce 2015
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†Horopeta umarere Tsai and Fordyce 2015
Fm. †Llanocetidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Llanocetus Mitchell 1989
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†Llanocetus denticrenatus Mitchell 1989
G. †Maiabalaena Peredo et al. 2018
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†Maiabalaena nesbittae Peredo et al. 2018
Fm. †Mammalodontidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Janjucetus Fitzgerald 2006
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†Janjucetus hunderi Fitzgerald 2006
G. †Mammalodon Pritchard 1939
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†Mammalodon colliveri Pritchard 1939
†Mammalodon hakataramea Fordyce and Marx 2016
Invalid names: Janjucetidae Fitzgerald 2006 [synonym]
G. †Metasqualodon Hall 1911
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†Metasqualodon symmetricus Okazaki 1982
Fm. †Mystacodontidae Lambert et al. 2017
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G. †Mystacodon Lambert et al. 2017
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†Mystacodon selenensis Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Toipahautea Tsai and Fordyce 2018
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†Toipahautea waitaki Tsai and Fordyce 2018
G. †Whakakai Tsai and Fordyce 2016
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†Whakakai waipata Tsai and Fordyce 2016
Invalid names: Amphitera Gigoli 1870 [nomen dubium], Aulocetus calaritanus Capellini 1899 [invalid subgroup], Aulocetus lovisati Capellini 1899 [invalid subgroup], Balaena cortesii Fischer 1829 [invalid subgroup], Balaena simpsoni Phillipi 1887 [nomen nudum], Burtinopsis Van Beneden 1872 [nomen dubium], Cetotheriomorphus Brandt 1873 [nomen dubium], Crenaticeti Mitchell 1989 [invalid subgroup], Eschrichtioidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Eschrichtius expansus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Eschrichtius leptocentrus Cope 1867 [nomen dubium], Eschrichtius pusillus Cope 1868 [nomen vanum], Kinetomenta Gatesy et al. 2022 [empty], Mauicetus brevicollis Marples 1956 [invalid subgroup], Mesoteras Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Mesoteras kerrianus Cope 1870 [nomen dubium], Mioceta Deraniyagala 1967 [nomen dubium], Mystacoceti Flower 1867 [synonym], Mysticete Gray 1864 [synonym], Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Probalaena Du Bus 1867 [nomen dubium], Pterobalaenidae Gray 1870 [empty], Rhegnopsis Cope 1896 [nomen dubium], Siphonocetus Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Squalodon serratus Davis 1888 [invalid subgroup], Tretulias Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Tretulias buccatus Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Ulias Cope 1895 [nomen dubium]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. †Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905
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Invalid names: Acrodelphinae Abel 1905 [empty]
Unr. Amblyoccipita Boessenecker and Geisler 2023
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Fm. Simocetidae Fordyce 2002
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G. †Olympicetus Vélez-Juarbe 2017
G. †Simocetus Fordyce 2002
Unr. Stegoceti Boessenecker and Geisler 2023
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Fm. †Agorophiidae Abel 1914
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Susuidae Hershkovitz 1966 [synonym]
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
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Invalid names: Mesoceti Dames 1894 [synonym]
Fm. †Squaloziphiidae Muizon 1990
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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Invalid names: Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846 [synonym]
G. †Argyrocetus Lydekker 1894
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†Argyrocetus joaquinensis Kellogg 1932
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Invalid names: Doliodelphis littlei Wilson 1935 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis extensus Wilson 1935 [synonym]
†Argyrocetus patagonicus Lydekker 1894
Invalid names: Doliodelphis Wilson 1935 [synonym]
G. †Atropatenocetus Aslanova 1977
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G. †Aureia Meekin et al. 2024
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†Aureia rerehua Meekin et al. 2024
G. †Caolodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Caolodelphis milleri Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Fm. Champsodelphinidae Rice 1998
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Invalid names: Champsodelphidae Scott 1873 [replaced]
G. †Chilcacetus Lambert et al. 2015
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†Chilcacetus cavirhinus Lambert et al. 2015
Infraor. Delphinida Muizon 1984
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G. †Anacharsis Bogachev 1956
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†Anacharsis orbus Bogachev 1956
G. †Atocetus Muizon 1988
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†Atocetus iquensis Muizon 1988
†Atocetus nasalis Barnes 1985
G. †Brevirostrodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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G. †Cammackacetus Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Cammackacetus hazenorum Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Delphinavus Lull 1914
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†Delphinavus newhalli Lull 1914
Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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Invalid names: Cephalorhynchinae Fraser and Purves 1960 [synonym], Grampidelphidae Nishiwaki 1963 [synonym], Hemisyntrachelidae Slijper 1936 [synonym], Holodontidae Brandt 1873 [synonym]
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
Fm. †Odobenocetopsidae Muizon 1993
G. †Palaeophocaena Abel 1905
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
G. †Protodelphinus Dal Piaz 1916
G. †Sinanodelphis Makiyama 1936
Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis pacificus Matsumoto 1926 [nomen dubium], Prionodelphis Frenguelli 1922 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hadrodelphis Kellogg 1966
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†Hadrodelphis calvertense Kellogg 1966
†Hadrodelphis poseidon Ginsburg and Janvier 1971
G. †Herbeinodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Herbeinodelphis nancei Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Superfm. Inioidea de Muizon 1988
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G. †Awadelphis Murakami 2016
G. †Brujadelphis Lambert et al. 2017
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Stenodelphinidae Miller 1923 [synonym]
Unr. Paninia Pyenson et al. 2015
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Invalid names: Ischyrorhynchinae Cozzuol 1996 [synonym], Saurocetidae Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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Invalid names: Stenodelphinae True 1908 [synonym]
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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G. †Heterodelphis Brandt 1873
G. †Imerodelphis Mchedlidze 1959
G. †Kampholophos Rensberger 1969
G. †Kentriodon Kellogg 1927
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Invalid names: Grypolithax Kellogg 1931 [synonym]
Subfm. †Kentriodontinae Slijper 1936
G. †Lamprolithax Kellogg 1931
G. †Microphocaena Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
Subfm. †Pithanodelphininae Barnes 1985
G. †Rudicetus Bianucci 2001
G. †Wimahl Peredo et al. 2018
Invalid names: Kampholophinae Barnes 1978 [empty], Lophocetinae Barnes 1978 [empty], Portheus patagonicus Ameghino 1901 [nomen vanum]
Superfm. †Kentriodontoidea Slijper 1936
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Fm. †Lophocetidae Barnes 1978
G. †Liolithax Kellogg 1931
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†Liolithax kernensis Kellogg 1931
†Liolithax pappus Kellogg 1955
Fm. Lipotidae Zhou et al. 1978
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G. †Eolipotes Kimura and Hasegawa 2024
G. Lipotes Miller 1918
G. †Parapontoporia Barnes 1984
G. †Macrokentriodon Dawson 1996
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†Macrokentriodon morani Dawson 1996
G. †Miminiacetus Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Miodelphis Wilson 1935
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†Miodelphis californicus Wilson 1935
G. †Pictodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Pictodelphis kidwellae Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Pithanodelphis Abel 1905
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†Pithanodelphis cornutus Du Bus 1872
G. †Platylithax Kellogg 1931
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†Platylithax robusta Kellogg 1931
G. †Tagicetus Lambert et al. 2005
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†Tagicetus joneti Lambert et al. 2005
G. †Westmorelandelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Westmorelandelphis tacheroni Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Invalid names: Lipotoidea de Muizon 1988 [empty], Monodontoidae Geisler et al. 2011 [empty]
G. †Ediscetus Albright et al. 2018
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†Ediscetus osbornei Albright et al. 2018
G. †Enigmatocetus Godfrey and Lambert 2023
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†Enigmatocetus posidoni Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Infraor. †Eurhinodelphinida Fordyce and de Muizon 2001
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Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
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Fm. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988
Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901
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G. †Ceterhinops Leidy 1877
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†Ceterhinops longifrons Leidy 1877
G. †Eurhinodelphis Van Beneden and Gervais 1880
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Invalid names: Priscodelphinus crassus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus declivus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus robustus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis ambiguus Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Priscodelphinus elegans Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus pulvinatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
G. †Iniopsis Lydekker 1892
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†Iniopsis caucasica Lydekker 1892
G. †Mycteriacetus Lambert 2004
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†Mycteriacetus bellunensis Pilleri 1985
G. †Phocaenopsis Huxley 1859
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†Phocaenopsis mantelli Huxley 1859
†Phocaenopsis scheynensis Du Bus 1872
G. †Schizodelphis Gervais 1861
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†Schizodelphis barnesi Myrick 1979
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Invalid names: Rhabdosteus hruschkai Myrick 1979 [synonym]
†Schizodelphis bogatshowi Mchedlidze 1964
†Schizodelphis compressus Portis 1925
†Schizodelphis planus Gervais 1859
†Schizodelphis sulcatus Gervais 1853
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Invalid names: Delphinorhynchus desalles Gervais 1853 [synonym], Delphinus canaliculatus Meyer 1853 [synonym], Delphinus dationum Laurillard 1844 [synonym], Delphinus pseudodelphis Gervais 1849 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aulacodelphis Brandt 1873 [nomen nudum], Cyrtodelphis Abel 1900 [objective synonym]
G. †Vanbreenia Bianucci and Landini 2002
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†Vanbreenia trigonia Bianucci and Landini 2002
G. †Xiphiacetus Lambert 2005
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†Xiphiacetus bossi Kellogg 1925
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Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis morrisi Myrick 1979 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis vaughni Myrick 1979 [synonym], Priscodelphinus productus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
†Xiphiacetus cristatus Du Bus 1872
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Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis ashbyi Myrick 1979 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis whitmorei Myrick 1979 [synonym]
G. †Ziphiodelphis Dal Piaz 1908
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†Ziphiodelphis abeli Bassani and Misuri 1913
†Ziphiodelphis sigmoideus Pilleri 1985
Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis salentinus Moncharmont Zei 1950 [nomen dubium], Rhabdosteidae Gill 1871 [synonym]
G. †Graamocetus Hoch 2004
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Fm. †Inticetidae Lambert et al. 2017
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G. †Inticetus Lambert et al. 2017
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†Inticetus vertizi Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Kharthlidelphis Mchedlidze and Pilleri 1988
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Invalid names: Kharthlidelphis diceros Mchedlidze and Pilleri 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Macrodelphinus Wilson 1935
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†Macrodelphinus kelloggi Wilson 1935
G. †Microcetus Kellogg 1923
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†Microcetus ambiguus Meyer 1840
†Microcetus sharkovi Dubrovo and Sharkov 1971
G. †Nannolithax Kellogg 1931
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†Nannolithax gracilis Kellogg 1931
G. †Neosqualodon Dal Piaz 1904
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†Neosqualodon assenzae Dal Piaz 1904
Invalid names: Microsqualodon Abel 1905 [synonym]
G. †Oedolithax Kellogg 1931
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†Oedolithax mira Kellogg 1931
G. †Oligodelphis Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
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†Oligodelphis azerbajdzanicus Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
Fm. †Patriocetidae Abel 1914
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G. †Patriocetus Abel 1914
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†Patriocetus denggi Abel 1914
†Patriocetus ehrlichii Van Beneden 1865
†Patriocetus kazakhstanicus Dubrovo and Sanders 2000
G. †Phoberodon Cabrera 1926
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†Phoberodon arctirostris Cabrera 1926
G. †Phococetus Gervais 1876
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†Phococetus vasconum Delfortrie 1873
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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G. †Acrophyseter Lambert et al. 2008
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†Acrophyseter deinodon Lambert et al. 2008
†Acrophyseter robustus Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Albicetus Boersma and Pyenson 2015
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†Albicetus oxymycterus Kellogg 1925
G. †Angelocetus Peri et al. 2022
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†Angelocetus cursiensis Peri et al. 2022
G. †Brygmophyseter Kimura et al. 2006
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†Brygmophyseter shigensis Hirota and Barnes 1995
Invalid names: Naganocetus Bianucci and Landini 2006 [replaced]
G. †Cozzuoliphyseter Paolucci et al. 2021
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G. †Eudelphis Du Bus 1872
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†Eudelphis mortezelensis Du Bus 1872
G. †Ferecetotherium Mchedlidze 1970
+
†Ferecetotherium kelloggi Mchedlidze 1970
G. †Hoplocetus Gervais 1852
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†Hoplocetus crassidens Gervais 1852
†Hoplocetus curvidens Gervais 1852
†Hoplocetus ritzi Hampe 2006
Invalid names: Hoplocetus obesus Leidy 1868 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
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G. †Aprixokogia Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Subfm. Kogiinae Gill 1871
Subfm. †Scaphokogiinae Muizon 1988
G. †Livyatan Lambert et al. 2010
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†Livyatan melvillei Lambert et al. 2010
Invalid names: Leviathan Lambert et al. 2010 [replaced]
G. †Miophyseter Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
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†Miophyseter chitaensis Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. †Aulophyseter Kellogg 1927
G. †Diaphorocetus Ameghino 1894
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Invalid names: Hypocetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Mesocetus Moreno 1892 [synonym], Paracetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Hoplocetinae Cabrera 1926
G. †Idiophyseter Kellogg 1925
G. †Idiorophus Kellogg 1925
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Invalid names: Apenophyseter Cabrera 1926 [synonym]
G. †Kogiopsis Kellogg 1929
G. †Orycterocetus Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Gargantuodon Ginsburg 1969 [synonym]
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Catodon Linnaeus 1761 [synonym], Cetus Billberg 1828 [synonym], Meganeuron Gray 1866 [synonym], Megistosaurus Godman 1827 [synonym], Orthodon Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Physalus Lacépède 1804 [synonym]
G. †Physeterula Van Beneden 1877
G. †Placoziphius Van Beneden 1869
G. †Thalassocetus Abel 1905
Invalid names: Aulophyseterinae Kazár 2002 [empty], Catodontidae Cuvier 1836 [synonym], Orca semseyi Böckh 1899 [invalid subgroup], Orcopsis Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Paleophoca Van Beneden 1859 [nomen nudum], Physeterina Gray 1825 [synonym], Physeterinae Flower 1867 [empty], Physodontidae Lydekker 1894 [invalid subgroup], Physotherium Portis 1886 [nomen dubium], Scaldicetus lodgei Chapman 1917 [nomen dubium], Ziphioides Probst 1886 [nomen dubium], Ziphiola Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen nudum]
G. †Preaulophyseter Caviglia and Jorge 1980
+
†Preaulophyseter gualichensis Caviglia and Jorge 1980
G. †Rhaphicetus Lambert 2020
+
†Rhaphicetus valenciae Lambert 2020
G. †Scaldicetus Du Bus 1867
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†Scaldicetus bellunensis Dal Piaz 1922
†Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867
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Invalid names: Eucetus amblyodon Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Homaeocetus villersii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Palaeodelphis arcuatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis fusiformis Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis pachyodon Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis zonatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
†Scaldicetus degiorgii Varola et al. 1988
†Scaldicetus grandis Du Bus 1872
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Invalid names: Palaeodelphis annulatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis coronatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Palaeodelphis minutus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Physodon lorteti Depéret 1887 [synonym]
†Scaldicetus inflatus Cigala-Fulgosi and Pilleri 1985
†Scaldicetus macgeei Chapman 1912
†Scaldicetus minor Portis 1886
†Scaldicetus perpinguis Pilleri and Pilleri 1982
Invalid names: Eucetus Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Otaria prisca Gervais 1859 [nomen dubium], Palaeodelphis Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Physodon Gervais 1872 [synonym], Scaldicetus crispus Cigala-Fulgosi and Pilleri 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. †Zygophyseter Bianucci and Landini 2006
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†Zygophyseter varolai Bianucci and Landini 2006
Invalid names: Physeterida Muizon 1988 [empty]
Unr. †Platanidelphidi Bianucci et al. 2020
+
G. †Ensidelphis Bianucci et al. 2020
+
†Ensidelphis riveroi Bianucci et al. 2020
Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. †Allodelphinidae Barnes 2006
+
G. †Allodelphis Wilson 1935
G. †Arktocara Boersma and Pyenson 2016
G. †Goedertius Kimura and Barnes 2016
G. †Ninjadelphis Kimura and Barnes 2016
G. †Zarhinocetus Barnes and Reynolds 2009
G. †Aondelphis Viglino et al. 2018
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†Aondelphis talen Viglino et al. 2018
G. †Awamokoa Tanaka and Fordyce 2016
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†Awamokoa tokarahi Tanaka and Fordyce 2016
Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988
+
G. †Dalpiazina Muizon 1988
G. †Dolgopolis Viglino et al. 2021
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†Dolgopolis kinchikafiforo Viglino et al. 2021
G. †Perditicetus Nelson and Uhen 2020
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†Perditicetus yaconensis Nelson and Uhen 2020
Fm. †Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz 1917
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G. †Furcacetus Bianucci et al. 2020
G. †Huaridelphis Lambert et al. 2014
G. †Macrosqualodelphis Bianucci et al. 2018
G. †Medocinia Muizon 1988
G. †Miodelphinus Tanaka and Nakagawa 2024
G. †Notocetus Moreno 1892
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Invalid names: Argyrodelphis Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Diochotichus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
G. †Phocageneus Leidy 1869
G. †Squalodelphis Dal Piaz 1917
G. †Urkudelphis Tanaka et al. 2017
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†Urkudelphis chawpipacha Tanaka et al. 2017
Fm. †Waipatiidae Fordyce 1994
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G. †Nihohae Coste et al. 2023
G. †Nihoroa Coste et al. 2024
G. †Otekaikea Tanaka and Fordyce 2014
G. †Papahu Aguirre-Fernández and Fordyce 2014
G. †Waipatia Fordyce 1994
Invalid names: Prosqualodontidae Fordyce and de Muizon 2001 [empty]
G. †Prosqualodon Lydekker 1894
+
†Prosqualodon australis Lydekker 1894
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Invalid names: Proinia patagonica True 1909 [synonym]
†Prosqualodon davidis Flynn 1923
Invalid names: Postsqualodon Stromer 1908 [synonym], Proinia True 1909 [synonym]
G. †Rhabodosteus Cope 1867
G. †Sachalinocetus Siryk and Dubrovo 1970
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†Sachalinocetus cholmicus Siryk and Dubrovo 1970
G. †Sulakocetus Mchedlidze 1976
+
†Sulakocetus dagestanicus Mchedlidze 1976
Fm. †Xenorophidae Uhen 2008
+
G. †Albertocetus Uhen 2008
+
G. †Archaeodelphis Allen 1921
+
†Archaeodelphis patrius Allen 1921
G. †Ashleycetus Sanders and Geisler 2015
+
†Ashleycetus planicapitis Sanders and Geisler 2015
G. †Cotylocara Geisler et al. 2014
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†Cotylocara macei Geisler et al. 2014
G. †Echovenator Churchill et al. 2016
+
†Echovenator sandersi Churchill et al. 2016
G. †Inermorostrum Boessenecker et al. 2017
+
†Inermorostrum xenops Boessenecker et al. 2017
G. †Mirocetus Mchedlidze 1970
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†Mirocetus riabinini Mchedlidze 1970
G. †Xenorophus Kellogg 1923
+
†Xenorophus simplicidens Boessenecker and Geisler 2023
†Xenorophus sloanii Kellogg 1923
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Tr. Epiodontidae Gray 1865
+
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Invalid names: Aliama Gray 1864 [synonym], Diodon Lesson [synonym], Epiodon Rafinesque 1814 [synonym], Hypodon Haldemann 1841 [synonym], Petrorhynchus Gray 1865 [synonym], Ziphiorrhynchus Burmeister 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Agorophioidea Gingerich 2005 [empty], Agriocetus Abel 1914 [nomen dubium], Ashleycetidae Sanders and Geisler 2015 [empty], Balaenodon Owen 1846 [nomen dubium], Belosphys Cope 1875 [nomen dubium], Berardiopsis Portis 1886 [nomen dubium], Cetophis Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Champsodelphis Gervais 1852 [nomen dubium], Colophonodon Leidy 1853 [nomen dubium], Delphinapterus orcinus Cope 1875 [nomen dubium], Delphinoceti Abel 1914 [empty], Delphinodon mento Cope 1867 [invalid subgroup], Delphinopsis Muller 1853 [nomen dubium], Delphinorhynchus Blainville 1817 [nomen dubium], Delphinus domeykoi Phillipi 1887 [nomen nudum], Delphinus restitutensis Depéret 1887 [nomen dubium], Delphinus vanzelleri Fourtau 1918 [nomen dubium], Denticete Gray 1864 [synonym], Dinoziphius Van Beneden and Gervais 1868 [nomen dubium], Eurhinodelphis minoensis Okazaki 1976 [nomen dubium], Eurhinodelphis sassariensis Capellini 1887 [nomen dubium], Graphiodon Leidy 1870 [nomen dubium], Helvicetus Pilleri 1986 [nomen dubium], Helvicetus rugosus Pilleri 1986 [nomen dubium], Hesperocetus True 1912 [nomen dubium], Hesperoinia Monchamart Zei 1956 [nomen dubium], Homaeocetus Du Bus 1867 [nomen dubium], Homocetus villersii Du Bus 1867 [nomen dubium], Hyperoodontoidea Moore 1968 [empty], Ixacanthus Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Lonchodelphis Allen 1924 [nomen dubium], Macrochirifer Brandt 1874 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodontidae Scott 1873 [empty], Miokogia Pilleri 1986 [nomen dubium], Miotursiops Deraniyagala 1969 [nomen dubium], Mirocetidae Sanders and Geisler 2015 [empty], Monodontoidea Fraser and Purves 1960 [empty], Odontoceta Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Oligosqualodon Rothausen 1970 [nomen dubium], Palaeoziphius Abel 1905 [nomen dubium], Pandelphinida May-Collado et al. 2007 [empty], Panphyseteroidea Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015 [empty], Parapontoporiidae Barnes 1984 [empty], Parasqualodon Hall 1911 [nomen dubium], Pelodelphis Kellogg 1955 [nomen dubium], Phoca debilis Leidy 1857 [nomen dubium], Phoca rugosidens Adams 1879 [nomen dubium], Physetodon McCoy 1879 [nomen dubium], Platanistida Fordyce and de Muizon 2001 [empty], Platydelphis Du Bus 1872 [nomen dubium], Pontivaga Ameghino 1891 [nomen dubium], Priscodelphinus Leidy 1851 [nomen dubium], Priscodelphinus teres Du Bus 1872 [nomen nudum], Priscophyseter Portis 1886 [nomen dubium], Prolipotes Zhou et al. 1984 [nomen dubium], Prophyseter Abel 1905 [nomen dubium], Proterocetus Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Rhabdosteoidea Gill 1872 [empty], Rhabdosteus Cope 1867 [nomen dubium], Saurocetus Agassiz 1848 [nomen dubium], Saurocetus gibbesii Agassiz 1848 [invalid subgroup], Scaptodon Chapman 1918 [nomen dubium], Scaptodon lodderi Chapman 1918 [nomen dubium], Squaloceti Abel 1914 [empty], Squalodelphis pusillus Ginsburg and Janvier 1971 [nomen dubium], Squalodon (Microzeuglodon) wingei Ravn 1926 [nomen dubium], Squalodon crassus Allen 1926 [nomen dubium], Squalodon kelloggi Rothausen 1968 [nomen dubium], Squalodon pelagius Leidy 1869 [nomen dubium], Squalodon wymanii Cope 1867 [invalid subgroup], Squalodontoidea Simpson 1945 [empty], Stereodelphis Gervais 1852 [nomen dubium], Synrhina Geisler et al. 2011 [empty], Tretosphys Cope 1868 [nomen dubium], Tretosphys uraeus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Uncamentodon Rothausen 1970 [nomen nudum], Zignodelphinidae Pilleri 1989 [empty]
Invalid names: Autoceta Haeckel 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Metasqualodon harwoodi Sanger 1881 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available