Classification of Fordyce and Roberts 2009

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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Subfm. †Basilosaurinae Miller 1923
Subfm. †Dorudontinae Miller 1923
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G. †Dorudon Gibbes 1845
G. †Zygorhiza True 1908
G. †Kekenodon Hector 1881
Invalid names: Squalodon gambierensis Glaessner 1955 [invalid subgroup], Squalodon serratus Davis 1888 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Prosqualodon Lydekker 1894
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†Prosqualodon davidis Flynn 1923
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988
Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901
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G. †Phocaenopsis Huxley 1859
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†Phocaenopsis mantelli Huxley 1859
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
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G. †Kentriodon Kellogg 1927
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†Kentriodon pernix Kellogg 1927
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
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G. †Austrosqualodon Climo and Baker 1972
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†Austrosqualodon trirhizodonta Climo and Baker 1972
G. †Tangaroasaurus Benham 1935
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Invalid names: Prosqualodon hamiltoni Benham 1937 [invalid subgroup], Squalodon andrewi Benham 1942 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Hyperoodon Lacépède 1804
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. †Scaldicetus Du Bus 1867
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
G. †Mauicetus Benham 1939
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†Mauicetus parki Benham 1937
Fm. †Eomysticetidae Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Invalid names: Mauicetus lophocephalus Marples 1956 [invalid subgroup], Mauicetus waitakiensis Marples 1956 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Llanocetidae Mitchell 1989
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G. †Llanocetus Mitchell 1989
Invalid names: Mauicetus brevicollis Marples 1956 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
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G. Kogia Gray 1846
Fm. †Waipatiidae Fordyce 1994
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G. †Waipatia Fordyce 1994
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†Waipatia maerewhenua Fordyce 1994
Fm. †Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz 1917
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G. †Notocetus Moreno 1892
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†Notocetus marplesi Dickson 1964
Invalid names: Microcetus hectori Benham 1935 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
G. Orcinus Fitzinger 1860 [killer whale]
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]