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Platanistoidea

Osteichthyes - Cetacea

Taxonomy

Platanistoidea was named by Simpson (1945). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Barnes and Reynolds (2009).

It was assigned to Pandelphinida by May-Collado et al. (2007); to Pandelphina by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008); to Synrhina by Geisler et al. (2011), Marx et al. (2016); to Platanistida by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001), Kimura et al. (2009), Aguirre-Fernández et al. (2017); to Odontoceti by Fordyce (2006), Bianucci and Landini (2007), Lambert et al. (2008), Rice (2009), Bianucci et al. (2013), Tanaka and Fordyce (2014), Tanaka and Fordyce (2015), Tanaka et al. (2017), Boersma et al. (2017), Berta (2017), Viglino et al. (2018), Bianucci et al. (2018); and to Odontoceti by Simpson (1945), Paula Couto (1956), Fraser and Purves (1960), Gondar (1966), Kasuya (1973), Barnes (1984), Barnes et al. (1985), Cozzuol (1985), Vidal (1991), Fordyce and Barnes (1994), Fordyce et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Rice (1998), Rice (2002), Geisler and Sanders (2003), Gingerich (2005), Lambert (2006), Barnes (2006), Whitmore and Kaltenbach (2008), Uhen et al. (2008), Gutstein et al. (2009), Barnes and Reynolds (2009), Bianucci et al. (2011), Lambert et al. (2014), Carone and Marra (2014), Bianucci et al. (2015), Tanaka and Fordyce (2016), Nelson and Uhen (2018), Viglino et al. (2022).

Subtaxa

Allodelphinidae, Aondelphis, Awamokoa, Dalpiazinidae, Dolgopolis, Perditicetus, Prosqualodontidae, Squalodelphinidae, Urkudelphis, Waipatiidae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1945	Platanistoidea Simpson p. 100
1956	Platanistoidea Paula Couto p. 98
1960	Platanistoidea Fraser and Purves p. 112 figs. Figure 26
1966	Platanistoidea Gondar p. 139
1973	Platanistoidea Kasuya p. 61
1984	Platanistoidea Barnes p. 6
1985	Platanistoidea Barnes et al. p. 25
1985	Platanistoidea Cozzuol p. 42
1991	Platanistoidea Vidal p. 5
1994	Platanistoidea Fordyce and Barnes p. 429 figs. Table 1
1995	Platanistoidea Fordyce et al. p. 379
1997	Platanistoidea McKenna and Bell p. 383
1998	Platanistoidea Rice
2001	Platanistoidea Fordyce and de Muizon p. 178
2002	Platanistoidea Rice p. 231 figs. Table 1
2003	Platanistoidea Geisler and Sanders p. 28
2005	Platanistoidea Gingerich p. 237 figs. Table 15.1
2006	Platanistoidea Barnes p. 32
2006	Platanistoidea Fordyce p. 757 figs. Figure 3
2006	Platanistoidea Lambert p. 70
2007	Platanistoidea Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2007	Platanistoidea May-Collado et al. p. 3
2008	Platanistoidea Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 981 figs. Fig. 4.3
2008	Platanistoidea Lambert et al. p. 161
2008	Platanistoidea Uhen et al. p. 580
2008	Platanistoidea Whitmore and Kaltenbach p. 183
2009	Platanistoidea Barnes and Reynolds p. 486
2009	Platanistoidea Gutstein et al. p. 507
2009	Platanistoidea Kimura et al. p. 167
2009	Platanistoidea Rice p. 235 figs. Table 1
2011	Platanistoidea Bianucci et al. p. 560
2011	Platanistoidea Geisler et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1
2013	Platanistoidea Bianucci et al. p. 741
2014	Platanistoidea Carone and Marra p. 122
2014	Platanistoidea Lambert et al. p. 988
2014	Platanistoidea Tanaka and Fordyce
2015	Platanistoidea Bianucci et al. p. 6
2015	Platanistoidea Tanaka and Fordyce
2016	Platanistoidea Marx et al. p. 119
2016	Platanistoidea Tanaka and Fordyce
2017	Platanistoidea Aguirre-Fernández et al.
2017	Platanistoidea Berta p. 162
2017	Platanistoidea Boersma et al.
2017	Platanistoidea Tanaka et al. p. 2
2018	Platanistoidea Bianucci et al. p. 4
2018	Platanistoidea Nelson and Uhen
2018	Platanistoidea Viglino et al.
2022	Platanistoidea Viglino et al. p. 5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Whippomorpha
order	Cetacea
—	Pelagiceti
—	Neoceti
suborder	Odontoceti
superfamily	Platanistoidea
superfamily	Platanistoidea

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.

Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945

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Fm. †Allodelphinidae Barnes 2006

G. †Allodelphis Wilson 1935

†Allodelphis pratti Wilson 1935

†Allodelphis woodburnei Barnes and Reynolds 2009

G. †Arktocara Boersma and Pyenson 2016

†Arktocara yakataga Boersma and Pyenson 2016

G. †Goedertius Kimura and Barnes 2016

†Goedertius oregonensis Kimura and Barnes 2016

G. †Ninjadelphis Kimura and Barnes 2016

†Ninjadelphis ujiharai Kimura and Barnes 2016

G. †Zarhinocetus Barnes and Reynolds 2009

†Zarhinocetus donnamatsonae Kimura and Barnes 2016

†Zarhinocetus errabundus Kellogg 1931

G. †Aondelphis Viglino et al. 2018

†Aondelphis talen Viglino et al. 2018

G. †Awamokoa Tanaka and Fordyce 2016

†Awamokoa tokarahi Tanaka and Fordyce 2016

Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988

G. †Dalpiazina Muizon 1988

†Dalpiazina ombonii Longhi 1898

G. †Dolgopolis Viglino et al. 2021

†Dolgopolis kinchikafiforo Viglino et al. 2021

G. †Perditicetus Nelson and Uhen 2020

†Perditicetus yaconensis Nelson and Uhen 2020

Fm. †Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz 1917

G. †Furcacetus Bianucci et al. 2020

†Furcacetus flexirostrum Bianucci et al. 2020

G. †Huaridelphis Lambert et al. 2014

†Huaridelphis raimondii Lambert et al. 2014

G. †Macrosqualodelphis Bianucci et al. 2018

†Macrosqualodelphis ukupachai Bianucci et al. 2018

G. †Medocinia Muizon 1988

†Medocinia tetragorhina Delfortrie 1875

G. †Miodelphinus Tanaka and Nakagawa 2024

†Miodelphinus miensis Tanaka and Nakagawa 2024

G. †Notocetus Moreno 1892

†Notocetus vanbenedeni Moreno 1892

Invalid names: Argyrodelphis benedeni Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym]

Invalid names: Argyrodelphis Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Diochotichus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]

G. †Phocageneus Leidy 1869

†Phocageneus venustus Leidy 1869

G. †Squalodelphis Dal Piaz 1917

†Squalodelphis fabianii Dal Piaz 1917

G. †Urkudelphis Tanaka et al. 2017

†Urkudelphis chawpipacha Tanaka et al. 2017

Fm. †Waipatiidae Fordyce 1994

G. †Nihohae Coste et al. 2023

†Nihohae matakoi Coste et al. 2023

G. †Nihoroa Coste et al. 2024

†Nihoroa reimaea Coste et al. 2024

G. †Otekaikea Tanaka and Fordyce 2014

†Otekaikea huata Tanaka and Fordyce 2015

†Otekaikea marplesi Dickson 1964

G. †Papahu Aguirre-Fernández and Fordyce 2014

†Papahu taitapu Aguirre-Fernández and Fordyce 2014

G. †Waipatia Fordyce 1994

†Waipatia hectori Benham 1935

†Waipatia maerewhenua Fordyce 1994

Invalid names: Prosqualodontidae Fordyce and de Muizon 2001 [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatitesubo

Form:

roller-shapedo

Ontogeny:

modification of partso

Environment:

marine, freshwatersubo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

aquatico

Depth habitat:

surfaceo

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Reproduction:

viviparoussubo

Created:

2005-03-06 14:21:39

Modified:

2005-09-22 15:42:08

Source: subo = suborder, o = order

Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (72 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (South Carolina)	Waipatia sp. (182155)
Duntroonian	27.3 - 25.2	New Zealand (North Otago)	Microcetus hectori (45658) Waipatia maerewhenua (45450)
Duntroonian	27.3 - 25.2	New Zealand (South Island)	Awamokoa tokarahi (180850) Nihohae matakoi (230556)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (South Carolina)	Squalodelphinidae indet. (211540)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (South Australia)	Parasqualodon wilkinsoni (50070)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Germany	Squalodelphinidae indet. (93518)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (Alaska)	Allodelphis sp. (70534)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (California)	Allodelphis pratti (58148)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Ecuador (Santa Elena)	Urkudelphis chawpipacha (190942)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Mexico (Baja California Sur)	Dalpiazinidae indet. (183475) Squalodelphidae indet. (45695) Waipatiidae indet. (66429)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Eurhinodelphinidae indet. (48647)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Denmark (Jylland)	Platanistoidea indet. (107511)
Late/Upper Oligocene	27.3 - 23.04	New Zealand	Dalpiazinidae indet. (67856)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	USA (Oregon)	Perditicetus yaconensis (200294)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	Malta	Waipatiidae indet. (121995)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene	27.3 - 15.98	New Zealand (North Otago)	Waipatiidae indet. (87888)
Chattian - Late/Upper Miocene	27.3 - 5.333	USA (North Carolina)	Waipatiidae indet., Squalodelphinidae indet. (275670)
Waitakian	25.2 - 21.7	New Zealand (South Island)	Nihoroa reimaea (235902) Otekaikea huata (216916)
Waitakian	25.2 - 21.7	New Zealand	Squalodelphinidae indet. (74593)
Waitakian	25.2 - 21.7	New Zealand (North Otago)	Prosqualodon marplesi (45664)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	USA (California)	Allodelphis woodburnei (100260)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	USA (Washington)	Squalodelphinidae indet. (45481)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Argentina	Notocetus vanbenedeni (45887)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Italy	Acrodelphis ombonii, Squalodelphis fabianii (47623)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	USA (Maryland)	Squalodelphinidae indet. (71794)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.04 - 15.98	New Zealand (South Island)	Papahu sp. (181622)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	Diochotichus vanbenedeni (116539)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Argentina	Notocetus sp. (201438)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Peru (Ica)	Huaridelphis raimondii (275715)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Venezuela (Falcon)	Squalodelphinidae indet. (84893 85461)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	USA (Oregon)	Goedertius oregonensis (169867)
Aquitanian - Langhian	23.04 - 13.82	USA (North Carolina)	Phocageneus venustus (48887)
Miocene	23.04 - 5.333	Netherlands	Platanistoidea indet. (190171)
Otaian	21.7 - 18.7	New Zealand (South Island)	Papahu taitapu (153706)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Germany	Squalodelphis fabianii (47425)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	USA (Delaware)	Phocageneus venustus (18579)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	USA (Maryland)	Phocageneus venustus (45511)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Italy	Champsodelphis ombonii (47187)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Peru	Macrosqualodelphis ukupachai (192828) Notocetus sp., Notocetus vanbenedeni, Huaridelphis raimondii, Squalodelphinidae indet. (167732) Squalodelphinidae indet., Notocetus vanbenedeni, Huaridelphis raimondii (124919)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Malta	Waipatiidae indet. (121994 121998)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Japan (Gifu)	Platanistoidea indet. (90862) Squalodelphinidae indet. (200287)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Argentina (Chubut)	Aondelphis talen (45886) Dolgopolis kinchikafiforo (203129) Notocetus vanbenedeni (45885)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Peru (Ica)	Furcacetus flexirostrum (208185) Notocetus vanbenedeni (100330)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	France (New Aquitaine)	Delphinus tetragorhinus (52061)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Japan (Mie)	Allodelphinidae indet. (46946) Miodelphinus miensis (235934) Ninjadelphis ujiharai (176512)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Venezuela (Falcon)	Platanistoidea indet., Notocetus vanbenedeni (43063)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.45 - 13.82	USA (Washington)	Zarhinocetus donnamatsonae (125136)
Burdigalian - Messinian	20.45 - 5.333	Italy (Apulia)	Notocetus sp. (47125)
MN 3	20.0 - 16.9	Switzerland	Squalodelphinidae indet. (184459)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	New Zealand (North Otago)	Squalodelphinidae indet. (45659)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Malta	Waipatiidae indet. (121999)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	USA (California)	Squalodon errabundus (19595 100258)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Mexico (Baja California)	Platanistoidea indet. (52183)
Langhian - Serravallian	15.98 - 11.63	USA (California)	Zarhinocetus errabundus (151009)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	USA (Virginia)	Phocageneus venustus (57114)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	USA (California)	Squalodon errabundus (58987)