Classification of Benton 1993

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. †Archaeoceti Flower 1883
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Fm. †Basilosauridae Cope 1867
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G. †Basilosaurus Harlan 1834
G. †Dorudon Gibbes 1845
G. †Prozeuglodon Andrews 1906
G. †Zygorhiza True 1908
Fm. †Protocetidae Stromer 1908
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G. †Gandakasia Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958
G. †Ichthyolestes Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958
G. †Indocetus Sahni and Mishra 1975
G. †Pakicetus Gingerich and Russell 1981
G. †Protocetus Fraas 1904
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
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G. †Aetiocetus Emlong 1966
Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. †Morenocetus Cabrera 1926
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. †Plesiocetus Van Beneden 1859
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Cephalotropis Cope 1896
G. †Cetotheriopsis Brandt 1871
G. †Rhegnopsis Cope 1896
Fm. Eschrichtiidae Ellerman and Morrisson-Scott 1951 [gray whale]
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G. Eschrichtius Gray 1864 [gray whale]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. †Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905
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G. †Acrodelphis Abel 1900
G. †Chamsodelphis Gervais 1852
G. †Eoplatanista Dal Piaz 1916
G. †Schizodelphis Gervais 1861
Fm. †Agorophiidae Abel 1914
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G. †Agorophius Cope 1895
Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
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G. †Albireo Barnes 1984
Fm. †Dalpiaziniidae Muizon 1988
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G. †Dalpiazinia Muizon 1988
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
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G. †Proinia True 1909
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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G. †Atocetus Muizon 1988
G. †Delphinodon Leidy 1869
G. †Kampholophus Rensberger 1969
G. †Kentriodon Kellogg 1927
G. †Leptodelphis Kirpichnikov 1954
G. †Liolithax Kellogg 1931
G. †Microphocaena Kudrin and Tatarinov 1966
G. †Sarmatodelphis Kirpichnikov 1954
Fm. Lipotidae Zhou et al. 1978
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G. †Prolipotes Zhou et al. 1984
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
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G. Delphinapterus Lacépède 1804 [beluga]
Fm. Phocaenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. †Diaphorocetus Ameghino 1894
G. †Miokogia Pilleri 1986
G. †Orycterocetus Leidy 1853
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
G. †Scaldicetus Du Bus 1867
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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G. †Allodelphis Wilson 1935
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
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G. †Brachydelphis Muizon 1988
Fm. †Remingtonocetidae Kumar and Sahni 1986
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G. †Andrewsiphius Sahni and Mishra 1975
G. †Remingtonocetus Kumar and Sahni 1986
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
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G. †Agriocetus Abel 1914
G. †Eosqualodon Rothausen 1968
G. †Kelloggia Mchedlidze 1976
G. †Metasqualodon Hall 1911
G. †Microcetus Kellogg 1923
G. †Parasqualodon Hall 1911
G. †Patriocetus Abel 1914
G. †Squalodon Grateloup 1840
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. †Medocinia Muizon 1988
G. †Notocetus Moreno 1892
G. †Squalodelphis Dal Piaz 1917
Invalid names: Hemisyntrachelidae Slijper 1936 [empty], Rhabdosteidae Gill 1871 [empty]
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
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G. †Australithax Muizon 1988
G. †Lomacetus Muizon 1986
G. †Piscolithax Muizon 1983
G. †Salumiphocaena Barnes 1985
Fm. †Dorypygidae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Olenoidestranans Meek 1877