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Neoceti

Mammalia - Cetacea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Autoceta Haeckel figs. Plate VIII
1997Autoceta McKenna and Bell p. 371
2001Neoceti Fordyce and de Muizon p. 170
2003Autoceta Geisler and Sanders p. 27
2006Autoceta Bouetel and Muizon p. 323
2007Neoceti Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2008Neoceti Uhen p. 434
2010Autoceta Bosselaers and Post p. 335
2010Neoceti Fitzgerald p. 370 figs. Table 1
2010Neoceti Lambert et al. p. 105
2010Neoceti Steeman p. 65
2010Neoceti Uhen p. 207 figs. Figure 1
2015Neoceti Tanaka and Fordyce
2016Neoceti Godfrey et al. p. 156
2016Neoceti Marx et al. p. 100
2016Neoceti Peredo and Uhen
2017Neoceti Berta p. 160
2017Neoceti Bisconti et al. p. 7
2017Neoceti Collareta et al. p. 261
2017Neoceti Godfrey et al.
2017Neoceti Lambert et al.
2018Neoceti Lambert et al. p. 6
2018Neoceti Nelson and Uhen
2018Neoceti Peredo et al. p. 1
2018Neoceti Peredo et al. p. 2
2019Neoceti Collareta et al.
2019Neoceti Peri et al. p. 222
2019Neoceti de Muizon et al. p. 405
2020Neoceti Bisconti and Bosselaers p. 8
2021Neoceti Alfsen et al. p. 809
2021Neoceti Belluzzo and Lambert p. 79
2021Neoceti Lambert et al. p. 18
2022Neoceti Fleming et al. p. 3
2023Neoceti Godfrey and Lambert p. 53

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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
—Neoceti
—Neoceti

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. 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
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
G. †Persufflatius Bosselaers and Munsterman 2022
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†Persufflatius renefraaijeni Bosselaers and Munsterman 2022
Superfm. †Thalassotherii Bisconti et al. 2013
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G. †Atlanticetus Bisconti et al. 2021
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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Invalid names: Palaeocetidae Seeley 1865 [synonym]
G. †Isocetus Van Beneden 1880
Invalid names: Aglaocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Diorocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Pelocetidae Steeman 2007 [invalid subgroup], Plesiocetus burtinii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium]
G. †Thinocetus Kellogg 1969
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†Thinocetus arthritus Kellogg 1969
Subfm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Adicetus Figueiredo et al. 2024
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†Adicetus latus Kellogg 1940
†Adicetus vandelli Van Beneden and Gervais 1868
G. †Cephalotropis Cope 1896
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†Cephalotropis nectus Kellogg 1940
Subfm. †Cetotheriinae Whitmore and Barnes 2008
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G. †Brandtocetus Goldin and Startsev 2014
G. †Cetotherium Brandt 1843
G. †Kurdalagonus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
G. †Mithridatocetus Goldin and Startsev 2017
G. †Zygiocetus Tarasenko 2014
G. †Ciuciulea Gol'din 2018
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†Ciuciulea davidi Gol'din 2018
G. †Cophocetus Packard and Kellogg 1934
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†Cophocetus oregonensis Packard and Kellogg 1934
G. †Eucetotherium Brandt 1873
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G. †Herentalia Bisconti 2014
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†Herentalia nigra Bisconti 2014
Subfm. Herpetocetinae Steeman 2007
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G. †Herpetocetus Van Beneden 1872
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Invalid names: Mizuhoptera Hatai et al. 1963 [synonym]
G. †Nannocetus Kellogg 1929
G. †Heterocetus Capellini 1877
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†Heterocetus brevifrons Van Beneden 1872
†Heterocetus guiscardii Capellini 1877
†Heterocetus major Stefano 1900
†Heterocetus scriptus Vanden Broeck 1874
Invalid names: Heterocetus sprangii Van Beneden 1886 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hibacetus Otsuka and Ota 2008
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†Hibacetus hirosei Otsuka and Ota 2008
G. †Imerocetus Mchedlidze 1964
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†Imerocetus karaganicus Mchedlidze 1964
G. †Joumocetus Kimura and Hasegawa 2010
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†Joumocetus shimizui Kimura and Hasegawa 2010
G. †Metopocetus Cope 1896
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†Metopocetus durinasus Cope 1896
†Metopocetus hunteri Marx et al. 2016
Subfm. Neobalaeninae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
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G. Caperea Gray 1864
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Invalid names: Neobalaena Gray 1870 [synonym]
G. †Miocaperea Bisconti 2012
G. †Palaeobalaena Moreno 1882
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†Palaeobalaena bergi Moreno 1882
G. †Piscobalaena Pilleri and Siber 1989
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†Piscobalaena nana Pilleri and Siber 1989
G. †Taikicetus Tanaka et al. 2018
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†Taikicetus inouei Tanaka et al. 2018
G. †Titanocetus Bisconti 2006
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†Titanocetus sammarinensis Capellini 1901
G. †Tiucetus Marx et al. 2017
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†Tiucetus rosae Marx et al. 2017
G. †Tranatocetus Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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†Tranatocetus maregermanicum Marx et al. 2019
G. †Vampalus Tarasenko and Lopatin 2012
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†Vampalus sayasanicus 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. †Cochimicetus Cedillo-Avila et al. 2025
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†Cochimicetus convexus Cedillo-Avila et al. 2025
G. †Echericetus Hernández-Cisneros et al. 2024
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†Echericetus novellus Hernández-Cisneros et al. 2024
G. †Eomysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
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†Eomysticetus carolinensis Sanders and Barnes 2002
†Eomysticetus whitmorei Sanders and Barnes 2002
G. †Matapanui Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017
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†Matapanui waihao Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017
Invalid names: Matapa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2017 [replaced]
G. †Micromysticetus Sanders and Barnes 2002
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†Micromysticetus rothauseni Sanders and Barnes 2002
†Micromysticetus tobieni Rothausen 1971
G. †Tokarahia Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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†Tokarahia kauaeroa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
†Tokarahia lophocephalus Marples 1956
G. †Waharoa Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
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†Waharoa ruwhenua Boessenecker and Fordyce 2015
G. †Yamatocetus Okazaki 2012
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†Yamatocetus canaliculatus 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
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G. †Aglaocetus Kellogg 1934
G. †Amphicetus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Diorocetus Kellogg 1968
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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Invalid names: Rhachianectidae Weber 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Mauicetus Benham 1939
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Invalid names: Lophocephalus Benham 1937 [replaced]
Superfm. †Panbalaenopteroidea Leslie et al. 2019
G. †Tiphyocetus Kellogg 1931
G. †Uranocetus Steeman 2009
Invalid names: Physalidae Gray 1864 [empty]
Superfm. Cetotherioidea Steeman 2007
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G. †Otradnocetus Mchedlidze 1984
G. †Parietobalaena Kellogg 1924
G. †Pinocetus Czyzewska and Ryziewicz 1976
G. †Isanacetus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
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†Isanacetus laticephalus Kimura and Ozawa 2002
Fm. †Tranatocetidae Gol'din and Steeman 2015
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G. †Mesocetus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Mixocetus Kellogg 1934
G. †Plesiocetopsis Brandt 1873
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
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†Olympicetus avitus Vélez-Juarbe 2017
†Olympicetus thalassodon Velez-Juarbe 2023
G. †Simocetus Fordyce 2002
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†Simocetus rayi Fordyce 2002
Unr. Stegoceti Boessenecker and Geisler 2023
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Fm. †Agorophiidae Abel 1914
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G. †Agorophius Cope 1895
G. †Ankylorhiza Boessenecker et al. 2020
Invalid names: Microzeuglodontidae Abel 1914 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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G. †Araeodelphis Kellogg 1957
G. †Dilophodelphis Boersma et al. 2017
G. †Grimadelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Pachyacanthus Brandt 1871
G. †Pebanista Benites-Palomino et al. 2024
G. Platanista Wagler 1830
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Invalid names: Susu Lesson 1828 [synonym]
Subfm. †Pomatodelphininae Barnes 2002
G. †Pomatodelphis Allen 1921
G. †Zarhachis Cope 1868
Invalid names: Argyrocetinae Trouessart 1898 [empty], Platanistinae Flower 1867 [empty], Susuidae Hershkovitz 1966 [synonym], Tachyrgrhynchus Odreman-Rivas 1997 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
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G. †Austrosqualodon Climo and Baker 1972
G. †Eosqualodon Rothausen 1968
G. †Squalodon Grateloup 1840
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Invalid names: Arionius Meyer 1841 [synonym], Crenidelphinus Laurillard 1844 [synonym], Delphinoides Pedroni 1845 [synonym], Kelloggia Mchedlidze 1976 [synonym], Macrophoca Leidy 1856 [synonym], Phocodon Agassiz 1841 [synonym], Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 [synonym], Rhytisodon Costa 1852 [synonym], Smilocomptus Gervais 1849 [synonym], Trirhizodon Cope 1890 [synonym]
G. †Tangaroasaurus Benham 1935
Invalid names: Mesoceti Dames 1894 [synonym], Pachyodon Meyer 1838 [nomen dubium], Portheodon Gill 1872 [nomen nudum], Prosqualodon hamiltoni Benham 1937 [invalid subgroup], Squalodon andrewi Benham 1942 [invalid subgroup], Squalodon atlanticus Leidy 1856 [invalid subgroup], Squalodontinae Rothausen 1968 [empty], Zeuglodon vredense Landois 1844 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Squaloziphiidae Muizon 1990
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G. †Crisocetus Gaetán et al. 2023
G. †Squaloziphius Muizon 1990
G. †Yaquinacetus Lambert et al. 2019
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. †Anoplonassa Cope 1869
G. †Belemnoziphius Huxley 1864
Subfm. Berardiinae Moore 1968
G. †Caviziphius Bianucci and Post 2005
G. †Chavinziphius Bianucci et al. 2016
G. †Mamaziphius Bianucci et al. 2024
Unr. †Messapicetiformes Bianucci et al. 2024
G. †Nazcacetus Lambert et al. 2009
G. †Nenga Bianucci et al. 2007
G. Tasmacetus Oliver 1937
Unr. †Vomeroziphii Bianucci et al. 2024
Subtr. Ziphiina Gray 1850
Invalid names: Anarnacinae Gill 1872 [empty], Argyrodelphini Winge 1921 [empty], Choneziphiidae Cope 1895 [invalid subgroup], Dioplodon senensis Capellini 1885 [nomen dubium], Eboroziphius Leidy 1876 [nomen dubium], Hyperoodontidae Gray 1846 [synonym], Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824 [nomen dubium], Mesoplodon tumidirostris Miyazaki and Hasegawa 1992 [nomen dubium], Pelycorhamphus Cope 1895 [nomen dubium], Rhinostodes Du Bus 1868 [nomen dubium], Rhinostodes lovisatoi Vigliarolo 1894 [nomen dubium], Synostodon Vanden Broeck 1874 [invalid subgroup], Ziphiopsis Du Bus 1868 [nomen dubium]
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
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G. †Albireo Barnes 1984
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. †Arimidelphis Bianucci 2005
G. †Australodelphis Fordyce et al. 2002
Subfm. †Delphininae Flower 1867
G. †Eodelphinus Murakami et al. 2014
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Invalid names: Eodelphis Murakami et al. 2014 [replaced]
Subfm. Globicephalinae Gray 1866
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Invalid names: Globiocephalina Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Hemisyntrachelus Brandt 1873
G. Lagenorhynchus Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Electra Gray 1866 [synonym], Leucopleurus Gray 1866 [synonym]
Subfm. Lissodelphininae Fraser and Purves 1960
G. †Norisdelphis Kimura and Hasegawa 2020
Subfm. Orcininae Wagner 1846
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Invalid names: Orcadae Gray 1870 [synonym], Orcadina Gray 1868 [synonym]
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
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Invalid names: Gladiator Gray 1870 [synonym], Ophysia Gray 1868 [synonym], Orca Gray 1846 [replaced]
G. †Pliodelphis Belluzzo and Lambert 2021
G. Sotalia Gray 1866
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Invalid names: Tucuxa Gray 1866 [synonym]
Subfm. Steninae Fraser and Purves 1960
G. Steno Gray 1846
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Invalid names: Glyphidelphis Gervais 1859 [synonym], Stenopontistes Miranda-Ribeiro 1936 [synonym]
Invalid names: Catodontina Bonaparte 1849 [empty], Cephalorhynchinae Fraser and Purves 1960 [synonym], Grampidelphidae Nishiwaki 1963 [synonym], Hemisyntrachelidae Slijper 1936 [synonym], Holodontidae Brandt 1873 [synonym], Lagenorhynchina Gray 1868 [empty], Monoceratina Gray 1846 [empty], Orcaellinae Nishiwaki 1963 [empty], Orcina Bonaparte 1849 [empty], Pseudorcaina Gray 1871 [empty], Steno cudmorei Chapman 1917 [nomen dubium], Stenonina Gray 1868 [empty], Stenoninae Fraser and Purves 1960 [empty], Trispondylus Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Tursiops miocaenus Portis 1886 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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G. †Bohaskaia Velez-Juarbe and Pyenson 2012
G. †Casatia Bianucci et al. 2019
Subfm. Delphinapterinae Gill 1871
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Invalid names: Beluginae Flower 1867 [synonym], Delphinapteridae Scott 1873 [synonym]
G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
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Invalid names: Agrocetus Gloger 1842 [synonym], Argocetus Gloger 1842 [synonym], Beluga Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Delphinaptera Bowdich 1821 [synonym], Delphis Wagler 1830 [synonym]
G. †Denebola Barnes 1984
G. †Haborodelphis Ichishima et al. 2019
G. Monodon Linnaeus 1758 [narwhal]
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Invalid names: Ceratodon Brisson 1762 [synonym], Ceratodontis Brisson 1762 [synonym], Diodon Storr 1780 [synonym], Narvalus Fischer 1814 [synonym], Narwalus Lacépède 1804 [synonym], Narwhalus Dumeril 1806 [synonym], Tachynices Brookes 1828 [synonym]
Subfm. Monodontinae Miller 1923
Fm. †Odobenocetopsidae Muizon 1993
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G. †Odobenocetops Muizon 1993
G. †Palaeophocaena Abel 1905
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Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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G. †Archaeophocaena Murakami et al. 2012
G. †Australithax Muizon 1988
G. †Brabocetus Colpaert et al. 2015
G. †Haborophocoena Ichishima and Kimura 2005
G. †Lomacetus Muizon 1986
G. †Loxolithax Kellogg 1931
G. †Miophocaena Murakami et al. 2012
G. Neophocaena Palmer 1899
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Invalid names: Meomeris Gray 1847 [synonym], Neomeris Gray 1846 [synonym]
G. †Numataphocoena Ichishima and Kimura 2000
G. Phocoena Cuvier 1816
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Invalid names: Acanthodelphis Gray 1866 [synonym], Australophocoena Barnes 1985 [synonym]
Subfm. Phocoeninae Gray 1825
G. Phocoenoides Andrews 1911
G. †Piscolithax Muizon 1983
G. †Pterophocaena Murakami et al. 2012
G. †Salumiphocaena Barnes 1985
G. †Semirostrum Racicot et al. 2014
G. †Septemtriocetus Lambert 2008
Invalid names: Phocoenoidinae Barnes 1984 [empty]
G. †Protodelphinus Dal Piaz 1916
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†Protodelphinus capellinii Dal Piaz 1916
G. †Sinanodelphis Makiyama 1936
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†Sinanodelphis izumidaensis 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
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†Awadelphis hirayamai Murakami 2016
G. †Brujadelphis Lambert et al. 2017
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†Brujadelphis ankylorostris Lambert et al. 2017
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
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G. †Goniodelphis Allen 1941
G. Inia d'Orbigny 1834
Subfm. Iniinae Flower 1867
G. †Ischyrorhynchus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Anisodelphis Rovereto 1915 [synonym]
G. †Isoninia Godfrey et al. 2021
G. †Isthminia Pyenson et al. 2015
G. †Kwanzacetus Lambert et al. 2018
G. †Meherrinia Geisler et al. 2012
G. †Saurocetes Burmeister 1871
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Invalid names: Saurodelphis Burmeister 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plicodontinia mourai Miranda-Ribeiro 1938 [nomen dubium], Pontoplanodidae Ameghino 1894 [invalid subgroup], 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
+
G. †Auroracetus Gibson and Geisler 2009
G. †Brachydelphis Muizon 1988
G. †Piscorhynchus Pilleri and Siber 1989
G. †Pliopontos Muizon 1983
G. †Pontistes Burmeister 1885
+
Invalid names: Palaeopontoporia Doering 1882 [synonym]
G. Pontoporia Gray 1846
+
Invalid names: Stenodelphis d'Orbigny and Gervais 1847 [synonym]
G. †Protophocaena Abel 1905
G. †Samaydelphis Lambert et al. 2021
G. †Scaldiporia Post et al. 2017
G. †Stenasodelphis Godfrey and Barnes 2008
Invalid names: Brachydelphininae Rice 1998 [empty], Lipotinae Barnes 1985 [empty], Pontoporiinae Gray 1870 [empty], Stenodelphinae True 1908 [synonym]
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
+
G. †Heterodelphis Brandt 1873
+
†Heterodelphis croatica Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1892
†Heterodelphis klinderi Brandt 1873
G. †Imerodelphis Mchedlidze 1959
+
†Imerodelphis thabagarii Mchedlidze 1959
G. †Kampholophos Rensberger 1969
+
†Kampholophos serrulus Rensberger 1969
G. †Kentriodon Kellogg 1927
+
†Kentriodon diusinus Salinas-Marquez et al. 2014
†Kentriodon fuchsii Brandt 1873
†Kentriodon hobetsu Ichishima 1995
†Kentriodon hoepfneri Kazár and Hampe 2014
†Kentriodon nakajimai Kimura and Hasegawa 2019
†Kentriodon obscurus Kellogg 1931
+
Invalid names: Grypolithax pavida Kellogg 1931 [synonym]
†Kentriodon pernix Kellogg 1927
†Kentriodon schneideri Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
†Kentriodon sugawarai Guo and Kohno 2021
Invalid names: Grypolithax Kellogg 1931 [synonym]
Subfm. †Kentriodontinae Slijper 1936
+
G. †Belonodelphis Muizon 1988
G. †Delphinodon Leidy 1869
G. †Incacetus Colbert 1944
G. †Lamprolithax Kellogg 1931
+
†Lamprolithax annectens Kellogg 1931
†Lamprolithax simulans Kellogg 1931
G. †Microphocaena Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
+
†Microphocaena podolica Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
Subfm. †Pithanodelphininae Barnes 1985
+
G. †Leptodelphis Kirpichnikov 1954
G. †Sarmatodelphis Kirpichnikov 1954
G. †Sophianacetus Kazár 2006
+
Invalid names: Mediocris Kazár 2005 [replaced]
G. †Rudicetus Bianucci 2001
+
†Rudicetus squalodontoides Capellini 1878
G. †Wimahl Peredo et al. 2018
+
†Wimahl chinookensis Peredo et al. 2018
Invalid names: Kampholophinae Barnes 1978 [empty], Lophocetinae Barnes 1978 [empty], Portheus patagonicus Ameghino 1901 [nomen vanum]
Superfm. †Kentriodontoidea Slijper 1936
+
Fm. †Lophocetidae Barnes 1978
+
G. †Lophocetus Cope 1867
G. †Platysvercus Guo and Kohno 2023
G. †Liolithax Kellogg 1931
+
†Liolithax kernensis Kellogg 1931
†Liolithax pappus Kellogg 1955
Fm. Lipotidae Zhou et al. 1978
+
G. †Eolipotes Kimura and Hasegawa 2024
+
†Eolipotes japonicus Kimura and Hasegawa 2024
G. Lipotes Miller 1918
+
Lipotes vexillifer Miller 1918 [Chinese river dolphin]
G. †Parapontoporia Barnes 1984
+
†Parapontoporia pacifica Barnes 1984
†Parapontoporia sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg 1927
†Parapontoporia wilsoni Barnes 1985
G. †Macrokentriodon Dawson 1996
+
†Macrokentriodon morani Dawson 1996
G. †Miminiacetus Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Miodelphis Wilson 1935
+
†Miodelphis californicus Wilson 1935
G. †Pictodelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
+
†Pictodelphis kidwellae Godfrey and Lambert 2023
G. †Pithanodelphis Abel 1905
+
†Pithanodelphis cornutus Du Bus 1872
G. †Platylithax Kellogg 1931
+
†Platylithax robusta Kellogg 1931
G. †Tagicetus Lambert et al. 2005
+
†Tagicetus joneti Lambert et al. 2005
G. †Westmorelandelphis Godfrey and Lambert 2023
+
†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
+
†Ediscetus osbornei Albright et al. 2018
G. †Enigmatocetus Godfrey and Lambert 2023
+
†Enigmatocetus posidoni Godfrey and Lambert 2023
Infraor. †Eurhinodelphinida Fordyce and de Muizon 2001
+
Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
+
Fm. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988
+
G. †Eoplatanista Dal Piaz 1916
+
Invalid names: Zignodelphis Pilleri 1989 [synonym]
Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901
+
G. †Ceterhinops Leidy 1877
+
†Ceterhinops longifrons Leidy 1877
G. †Eurhinodelphis Van Beneden and Gervais 1880
+
+
Invalid names: Priscodelphinus crassus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus declivus Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus robustus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
+
Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis ambiguus Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Priscodelphinus elegans Du Bus 1872 [synonym], Priscodelphinus pulvinatus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
G. †Iniopsis Lydekker 1892
+
†Iniopsis caucasica Lydekker 1892
G. †Mycteriacetus Lambert 2004
+
†Mycteriacetus bellunensis Pilleri 1985
G. †Phocaenopsis Huxley 1859
+
†Phocaenopsis mantelli Huxley 1859
†Phocaenopsis scheynensis Du Bus 1872
G. †Schizodelphis Gervais 1861
+
†Schizodelphis barnesi Myrick 1979
+
Invalid names: Rhabdosteus hruschkai Myrick 1979 [synonym]
†Schizodelphis bogatshowi Mchedlidze 1964
†Schizodelphis compressus Portis 1925
†Schizodelphis planus Gervais 1859
†Schizodelphis sulcatus Gervais 1853
+
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
+
†Vanbreenia trigonia Bianucci and Landini 2002
G. †Xiphiacetus Lambert 2005
+
†Xiphiacetus bossi Kellogg 1925
+
Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis morrisi Myrick 1979 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis vaughni Myrick 1979 [synonym], Priscodelphinus productus Du Bus 1872 [synonym]
†Xiphiacetus cristatus Du Bus 1872
+
Invalid names: Eurhinodelphis ashbyi Myrick 1979 [synonym], Eurhinodelphis whitmorei Myrick 1979 [synonym]
G. †Ziphiodelphis Dal Piaz 1908
+
†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
+
Fm. †Inticetidae Lambert et al. 2017
+
G. †Inticetus Lambert et al. 2017
+
†Inticetus vertizi Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Kharthlidelphis Mchedlidze and Pilleri 1988
+
Invalid names: Kharthlidelphis diceros Mchedlidze and Pilleri 1988 [nomen dubium]
G. †Macrodelphinus Wilson 1935
+
†Macrodelphinus kelloggi Wilson 1935
G. †Microcetus Kellogg 1923
+
†Microcetus ambiguus Meyer 1840
†Microcetus sharkovi Dubrovo and Sharkov 1971
G. †Nannolithax Kellogg 1931
+
†Nannolithax gracilis Kellogg 1931
G. †Neosqualodon Dal Piaz 1904
+
†Neosqualodon assenzae Dal Piaz 1904
†Neosqualodon gastaldii major Rothausen 1968
Invalid names: Microsqualodon Abel 1905 [synonym]
G. †Oedolithax Kellogg 1931
+
†Oedolithax mira Kellogg 1931
G. †Oligodelphis Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
+
†Oligodelphis azerbajdzanicus Aslanova and Mchedlidze 1976
Fm. †Patriocetidae Abel 1914
+
G. †Patriocetus Abel 1914
+
†Patriocetus denggi Abel 1914
†Patriocetus ehrlichii Van Beneden 1865
†Patriocetus kazakhstanicus Dubrovo and Sanders 2000
G. †Phoberodon Cabrera 1926
+
†Phoberodon arctirostris Cabrera 1926
G. †Phococetus Gervais 1876
+
†Phococetus vasconum Delfortrie 1873
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
+
G. †Acrophyseter Lambert et al. 2008
+
†Acrophyseter deinodon Lambert et al. 2008
†Acrophyseter robustus Lambert et al. 2017
G. †Albicetus Boersma and Pyenson 2015
+
†Albicetus oxymycterus Kellogg 1925
G. †Angelocetus Peri et al. 2022
+
†Angelocetus cursiensis Peri et al. 2022
G. †Brygmophyseter Kimura et al. 2006
+
†Brygmophyseter shigensis Hirota and Barnes 1995
Invalid names: Naganocetus Bianucci and Landini 2006 [replaced]
G. †Cozzuoliphyseter Paolucci et al. 2021
+
G. †Eudelphis Du Bus 1872
+
†Eudelphis mortezelensis Du Bus 1872
G. †Ferecetotherium Mchedlidze 1970
+
†Ferecetotherium kelloggi Mchedlidze 1970
G. †Hoplocetus Gervais 1852
+
†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]
+
G. †Aprixokogia Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
+
†Aprixokogia kelloggi Whitmore and Kaltenbach 2008
Subfm. Kogiinae Gill 1871
+
G. Kogia Gray 1846
+
Invalid names: Callignathus Gill 1871 [synonym], Cogia Gray 1846 [synonym], Euphysetes Wall 1851 [synonym]
G. †Koristocetus Collareta et al. 2017
G. †Nanokogia Velez-Juarbe et al. 2015
G. †Pliokogia Collareta et al. 2019
G. †Praekogia Barnes 1973
Subfm. †Scaphokogiinae Muizon 1988
+
G. †Platyscaphokogia Collareta et al. 2020
G. †Scaphokogia Muizon 1988
G. †Livyatan Lambert et al. 2010
+
†Livyatan melvillei Lambert et al. 2010
Invalid names: Leviathan Lambert et al. 2010 [replaced]
G. †Miophyseter Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
+
†Miophyseter chitaensis Kimura and Hasegawa 2022
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
+
G. †Aulophyseter Kellogg 1927
+
†Aulophyseter morricei Kellogg 1927
G. †Diaphorocetus Ameghino 1894
+
†Diaphorocetus ortegai Lambert et al. 2023
†Diaphorocetus poucheti Moreno 1892
Invalid names: Hypocetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym], Mesocetus Moreno 1892 [synonym], Paracetus Lydekker 1894 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Hoplocetinae Cabrera 1926
+
Invalid names: Balaenodon physaloides Owen 1846 [nomen dubium], Physetodon baileyi McCoy 1879 [nomen dubium], Physodon leccense Gervais 1872 [nomen dubium]
G. †Idiophyseter Kellogg 1925
+
†Idiophyseter merriami Kellogg 1925
G. †Idiorophus Kellogg 1925
+
†Idiorophus bolzanensis Dal Piaz 1916
†Idiorophus patagonicus Lydekker 1894
Invalid names: Apenophyseter Cabrera 1926 [synonym]
G. †Kogiopsis Kellogg 1929
+
†Kogiopsis floridana Kellogg 1929
G. †Orycterocetus Leidy 1853
+
+
Invalid names: Gargantuodon ligerensis Ginsburg 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gargantuodon Ginsburg 1969 [synonym]
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
+
†Physeter antiquus Gervais 1849
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 [sperm whale]
+
Invalid names: Megistosaurus ensiformis Godman 1827 [synonym], Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
†Physeter vetus Leidy 1869
+
Invalid names: Physeter antiquus Leidy 1853 [objective synonym]
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
+
†Physeterula dubusi Van Beneden 1877
+
Invalid names: Delphinus acutidens von Meyer 1859 [synonym]
†Physeterula neolassicus Veatch and Stephenson 1911
G. †Placoziphius Van Beneden 1869
+
†Placoziphius duboisii 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
+
†Scaldicetus bellunensis Dal Piaz 1922
†Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867
+
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
+
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
+
†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
+
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]
G. †Prosqualodon Lydekker 1894
+
†Prosqualodon australis Lydekker 1894
+
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. †Romaleodelphis Sanchez-Posada et al. 2024
+
†Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki Sanchez-Posada et al. 2024
G. †Sachalinocetus Siryk and Dubrovo 1970
+
†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
+
†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
+
†Mirocetus riabinini Mchedlidze 1970
G. †Xenorophus Kellogg 1923
+
†Xenorophus simplicidens Boessenecker and Geisler 2023
†Xenorophus sloanii Kellogg 1923
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
+
Tr. Epiodontidae Gray 1865
+
G. Epiodon Rafinesque 1814
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
+
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
+
Invalid names: Delphinorhynchus australis Burmeister 1865 [synonym], Delphinus desmarestii Risso 1826 [synonym], Epiodon chathamensis Hector 1873 [synonym], Epiodon cryptodon Gray 1868 [synonym], Hyperoodon capensis Gray 1865 [synonym], Hyperoodon doumetii Gray 1846 [synonym], Hyperoodon gervaisii Duvernoy 1851 [synonym], Hyperoodon semijunctus Cope 1865 [synonym], Petrorhynchus mediterraneus Gray 1871 [synonym], Ziphiorrhynchus cryptodon Burmeister 1866 [synonym], Ziphius australis Trouessart 1904 [synonym], Ziphius grebnitzkii Stejneger 1883 [synonym], Ziphius indicus Van Beneden 1863 [synonym]
†Ziphius compressus Owen 1870
Invalid names: Aliama Gray 1864 [synonym], Diodon Lesson [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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Whaingaroan to the top of the Holocene or 34.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2382 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Llanocetus denticrenatus (100290)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica Llanocetus sp. (100410) Neoceti indet. (214887) Zeuglodon sp. (45723)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Mysticeti indet. (112290)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Fucaia humilis (205032)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Cetacea indet. (74752)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) Matapa sp. (179791) Toipahautea waitaki (216918)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Canterbury) Matapa waihao (179790)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Agorophius pygmaeus (91482) Agorophius sp. (135687) Albertocetus meffordorum (189779) Albertocetus meffordorum, Xenorophus sp. (188100) Albertocetus sp. (206951) Ankylorhiza sp., Dorudon serratus (188994) Ashleycetus planicapitis (165736) Coronodon havensteini (229944) Ediscetus osbornei (197060) Inermorostrum xenops, Coronodon havensteini (186670) Micromysticetus rothauseni (45778) Odontoceti indet. (224900) Squalodon tiedemani (55520) Waipatia sp., Coronodon havensteini (182155) Xenorophus sloani, Coronodon havensteini (229945) Xenorophus sloanii (232432 232433) Xenorophus sloanii, Saurocetus gibbesii (45500) Xenorophus sp., Odontoceti indet., Micromysticetus rothauseni, Squalodon sp. (45777) Zeuglodon sp. (45761)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Azerbaijan Microzeuglodon caucasicum (45740)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Maiabalaena nesbittae (193002) Simocetus rayi (45669)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Australia (South Australia) Aetiocetidae indet. (45824)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Fucaia buelli (120368) Mysticeti indet. (45805 45806 45808) Odontoceti indet. (45812) Olympicetus sp., Simocetidae indet., Borealodon osedax, Mysticeti indet., Odontoceti indet. (58964)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Odontoceti indet. (49871)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Mysticeti indet. (65088)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Denmark (North Salling) Squalodon sp. (46039) Squalodon wingei (46040)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Olympicetus thalassodon (230475)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Japan (Miyazaki) Neoceti indet. (187090)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Japan Aetiocetidae indet. (183070)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Virginia) Micromysticetus sp. (167203)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Dalpiazinidae indet., Eomysticetidae indet. (67856)