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extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
and species of the order
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
. The cetaceans ( whales, dolphins and
porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...
s) are descendants of land-living mammals, the even-toed ungulates. The earliest cetaceans were still hoofed mammals. These early cetaceans became gradually better adapted for swimming than for walking on land, finally evolving into fully marine cetaceans. This list currently includes only fossil genera and species. However, the Atlantic population of
gray whale The gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), also known as the grey whale,Britannica Micro.: v. IV, p. 693. gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, Korean gray whale, or California gray whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and bree ...
s (''Eschrichtius robustus'') became extinct in the 18th century, and the
baiji The baiji (; IPA: ; ''Lipotes vexillifer'', ''Lipotes'' meaning "left behind" and ''vexillifer'' "flag bearer") is a possibly extinct species of freshwater dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to be the first dolph ...
(or Chinese river dolphin, ''Lipotes vexillifer'') was declared " functionally extinct" after an expedition in late 2006 failed to find any in the Yangtze River.


Suborder Archaeoceti


Family Ambulocetidae

(Eocene) * '' Ambulocetus'' * '' Himalayacetus'' * ''
Gandakasia ''Gandakasia'' is an extinct genus of ambulocetid from Pakistan, that lived in the Eocene epoch. It probably caught its prey near rivers or streams. Just like ''Himalayacetus'', ''Gandakasia'' is only known from a single jaw fragment, making c ...
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Family Basilosauridae

(Late Eocene) * Basilosaurinae ** '' Basilosaurus'' ** '' Basiloterus'' ** '' Eocetus'' ** '' Platyosphys'' * Dorudontinae ** '' Ancalecetus'' ** '' Chrysocetus'' ** '' Cynthiacetus'' ** '' Dorudon'' ** '' Masracetus'' ** '' Ocucajea'' ** '' Saghacetus'' ** '' Supayacetus'' ** '' Zygorhiza'' * Stromeriinae ** '' Stromerius''


Family

Kekenodontidae ''Kekenodon'' is an extinct kekenodontid early whale from the Late Oligocene ( Chattian) of New Zealand. Measuring long, it was a large raptorial whale which hunted marine mammals and penguins. Although at times classified as a basilosaurid, m ...

(Oligocene) * ''
Kekenodon ''Kekenodon'' is an extinct kekenodontid early whale from the Late Oligocene ( Chattian) of New Zealand. Measuring long, it was a large raptorial whale which hunted marine mammals and penguins. Although at times classified as a basilosaurid, m ...
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Family Pakicetidae

(Early to Middle Eocene) * ''
Gandakasia ''Gandakasia'' is an extinct genus of ambulocetid from Pakistan, that lived in the Eocene epoch. It probably caught its prey near rivers or streams. Just like ''Himalayacetus'', ''Gandakasia'' is only known from a single jaw fragment, making c ...
'' * '' Pakicetus'' * '' Nalacetus'' * ''
Ichthyolestes ''Ichthyolestes'' ("fish thief") is an extinct genus of archaic cetacean that was endemic to Indo-Pakistan during the Lutetian stage. To date, this monotypic genus is only represented by ''Ichthyolestes pinfoldi.'' Like other members of the fam ...
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Family Protocetidae

(Eocene) *
Georgiacetinae Protocetidae, the protocetids, form a diverse and heterogeneous group of extinct cetaceans known from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. Description There were many genera, and some of these are very well known (e.g., ''Ro ...
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Aegicetus ''Aegicetus'' is an extinct genus of protocetid whale based on a partial skull with much of an associated postcranial skeleton discovered in Egypt.Philip D. Gingerich, Mohammed Sameh M. Antar und Iyad S. Zalmot: "''Aegicetus gehennae'', a new late ...
'' ** '' Babiacetus'' ** ''
Carolinacetus ''Carolinacetus'' is an extinct protocetid early whale found in the Bartonian () Tupelo Bay Formation (, paleocoordinates ) in Berkeley County, South Carolina.. Retrieved July 2013. ''Carolinacetus'' is known from an incomplete cranium with p ...
'' ** '' Georgiacetus'' ** ''
Natchitochia ''Natchitochia'' is an extinct protocetid early whale known from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian, ) Cook Mountain Formation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (, paleocoordinates ).. Retrieved July 2013. ''Natchitochia'' is known from three incom ...
'' ** '' Pappocetus'' ** ''
Pontobasileus ''Pontobasileus'' is an Archaeoceti, archaeocete whale known from a fragment of a single tooth described by . It can questionably be dated to the Eocene of Alabama. Leidy assigned the tooth to Archaeoceti, but without neither a stratigraphic no ...
'' ** '' Tupelocetus'' *
Makaracetinae ''Makaracetus'' is an extinct protocetid early whale the remains of which were found in 2004 in Lutetian layers of the Domanda Formation in the Sulaiman Range of Balochistan, Pakistan (, paleocoordinates ). ''Makaracetus'' is unique among arc ...
** '' Makaracetus'' * Protocetinae ** '' Aegyptocetus'' ** ''
Artiocetus ''Artiocetus'' is an extinct genus of early whales belonging to the family Protocetidae. It was a close relative to '' Rodhocetus'' and its tarsals indicate it resembled an artiodactyl. Etymology ''Artiocetus name arises from a combina ...
'' ** '' Crenatocetus'' ** '' Dhedacetus'' ** '' Gaviacetus'' ** '' Indocetus'' ** '' Kharodacetus'' ** '' Maiacetus'' ** ''
Peregocetus ''Peregocetus'' is a genus of early whale that lived in what is now Peru during the Middle Eocene epoch. Its fossil was uncovered in 2011 in the Yumaque Formation of the Pisco Basin at Playa Media Luna by a team consisting of members from Belg ...
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Protocetus ''Protocetus atavus'' ("first whale") is an extinct species of primitive cetacean from Egypt. It lived during the middle Eocene period 45 million years ago. The first discovered protocetid, ''Protocetus atavus'' was described by based on a cran ...
'' ** '' Qaisracetus'' ** '' Rodhocetus'' ** ''
Takracetus ''Takracetus'' was a primitive cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exc ...
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Togocetus ''Togocetus'' (“Togo whale”) is a genus of extinct cetacean from the Lutetian (lower Eocene) of Togo, known from a fossilized skeleton discovered a few kilometers north-east of Lomé. Discovery and description The skeleton was found in a ...
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Family Remingtonocetidae

(Eocene) *'' Andrewsiphius'' *'' Attockicetus'' *'' Dalanistes'' *'' Kutchicetus'' *''
Rayanistes Rayanistes is a genus of remingtonocetid whale from the Middle Eocene deposits in Egypt. Significance and biology ''Rayanistes'' was capable of extensive power strokes during pelvic paddling, based on the robust hindlimb and innominate. The m ...
'' *'' Remingtonocetus''


Suborder

Mysticeti Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their ...


Family Aetiocetidae

(Oligocene) * '' Aetiocetus'' * '' Ashorocetus'' * '' Chonecetus'' * '' Fucaia'' * '' Morawanocetus'' * '' Niparajacetus'' * '' Salishicetus'' * '' Willungacetus''


Family Llanocetidae

(Late Eocene-Early Oligocene) * '' Llanocetus'' * '' Mystacodon''


Family Mammalodontidae

(jr synonym Janjucetidae) (Late Oligocene) * ''
Janjucetus ''Janjucetus'' is an extinct genus of cetacean, and a basal baleen whale (Mysticeti), from the Late Oligocene around 25 million years ago (mya) off southeast Australia, containing one species ''J. hunderi''. Unlike modern mysticetes, it posse ...
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Mammalodon ''Mammalodon'' is an extinct genus of archaic baleen whale belonging to the family Mammalodontidae. Taxonomy The fossils of ''Mammalodon'' were found to be around 25.7–23.9 million years old, dating to the Late Oligocene. The holotype f ...
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Family ''incertae sedis''

* '' Borealodon'' * ''
Coronodon ''Coronodon'' is a genus of toothed mysticetes from the Early Oligocene Ashley Formation of South Carolina. Description It was about the same size as ''Dorudon'', measuring long and weighing . The rostrum of ''Coronodon'' is wide, judging by i ...
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Clade Chaeomysticeti


Family '' incertae sedis''

* ''
Horopeta ''Horopeta'' is a genus of baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) Kokoamu Greensand of New Zealand. Description ''Horopeta'' can be distinguished from other balaenomorphs in the following characters: base of frontal sloping moderately f ...
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Maiabalaena ''Maiabalaena'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geolog ...
'' * '' Sitsqwayk'' * '' Tlaxcallicetus'' * '' Toipahautea'' * ''
Whakakai ''Whakakai'' is a genus of baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) Kokoamu Greensand of New Zealand. Classification Phylogenetic analysis recovers ''Whakakai'' outside crown Mysticeti as the sister taxon of ''Horopeta''.Tsai, C.H., Ford ...
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Superfamily Eomysticetoidea


=Family Cetotheriopsidae

= (Oligocene to Miocene) * ''
Cetotheriopsis ''Cetotheriopsis'' is a genus of extinct cetaceans of the family Cetotheriopsidae. Taxonomy The type species of this genus, ''C. lintianus'', was originally described as a species of '' Balaenodon'' (a genus of extinct sperm whale) by German ...
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=Family

Eomysticetidae Eomysticetidae is a family of extinct mysticetes belonging to Chaeomysticeti (toothless mysticetes). It is one of two families in the basal chaeomysticete clade Eomysticetoidea (the other being Cetotheriopsidae). Description Eomysticetids a ...

= (Oligocene to early Miocene) * ''
Eomysticetus ''Eomysticetus'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the late Oligocene (Chattian) Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina. (148Mb) Taxonomy ''Eomysticetus'' is a member of the family Eomysticetidae, which also includes '' Micromystic ...
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Matapanui ''Matapanui'' is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (early Chattian) Kokoamu Greensand of New Zealand. Taxonomy ''Matapanui'' was originally named ''Matapa'', but that name was already in use for a genus of butterfly, ...
'' * '' Micromysticetus'' * ''
Tohoraata ''Tohoraata'' is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. There are two recognized species, ''T. raekohao'' and ''T. waitakiensis''.Robert W. Boessenecker and R. Ewan Fordyce (2014). "A new Eomysti ...
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Tokarahia ''Tokarahia'' is a genus of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the No ...
'' * '' Waharoa'' * ''
Yamatocetus ''Yamatocetus canaliculatus'' is an extinct species of eomysticetid baleen whale from the Late Oligocene of Japan. Taxonomy The holotype specimen, a partial skeleton, was discovered by curator Toshiyuki Kamei in October 1981 in the Ashiya Gro ...
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=Family Aglaocetidae

= (Miocene) * '' Aglaocetus''


Superfamily Balaenoidea


=Family

Balaenidae Balaenidae () is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera: the right whales (genus ''Eubalaena''), and in a separate genus, the closely related bowhead whale (genus ''Balaena''). Evolutionary history Bale ...

= (Miocene to Recent) * '' Antwerpibalaena'' * '' Archaeobalaena'' * ''Balaena'' ** ''
Balaena affinis ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Balaena arcuata ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Balaena larteti ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Balaena macrocephalus ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Balaena montalionis ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Balaena ricei ''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
'' * '' Balaenella'' * '' Balaenotus'' * '' Balaenula'' * ''Eubalaena'' (extant) ** '' Eubalaena ianitrix'' ** '' Eubalaena shinshuensis'' * '' Idiocetus'' * ''
Peripolocetus ''Peripolocetus'' is a genus of balaenid baleen whale from the middle Miocene of Kern County, California.M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Mysticeti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mam ...
'' * '' Protobalaena''


=Family ''incertae sedis''

= * '' Morenocetus''


Clade Thalassotherii

* '' Cetotheriomorphus'' * '' Heterocetus'' * '' Imerocetus'' * '' Isocetus'' * '' Notiocetus'' * ''
Otradnocetus ''Otradnocetus'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale from the middle Miocene (late Burdigalian to early Serravallian) of the Russian Caucasus. Taxonomy ''Otradnocetus'' was described by the Georgian paleontologist Guram Mchedlidze in 1984 on t ...
'' * '' Palaeobalaena'' * '' Rhegnopsis''


=Family Cetotheriidae

= (Miocene - Pliocene) Classification follows Steeman (2007) unless otherwise noted. * '' Brandtocetus'' * ''
Cephalotropis ''Cephalotropis'' is a genus of baleen whale belonging to the extinct family Cetotheriidae. Its type species is ''Cephalotropis coronatus''. Description ''Cephalotropis'' is diagnosed by the following features: a long sagittal crest, a more ant ...
'' * '' Cetotherium'' * ''
Ciuciulea Ciuciulea is a village in Glodeni District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukr ...
'' * '' Eucetotherium'' * '' Halicetus'' * ''
Herentalia ''Herentalia'' is a genus of cetotheriid mysticete Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use k ...
'' * '' Herpetocetus'' * '' Hibacetus'' * '' Joumocetus'' * '' Kurdalagonus'' * ''
Metopocetus ''Metopocetus'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale belonging to the family Cetotheriidae. The type species is ''Metopocetus durinasus''. Description ''Metopocetus'' is diagnosable by lateral occipital crests continuous with temporal crests tha ...
'' * '' Mithridatocetus'' * '' Nannocetus'' * ''
Piscobalaena ''Piscobalaena'' is an extinct genus of cetaceans, which lived from the Middle to Late Miocene epochs (about 11.6 to 5.3 million years ago) in Peru and Florida.Thinocetus'' * ''
Titanocetus ''Titanocetus'' ("Titano whale") is a genus of extinct cetaceans closely related to the family Cetotheriidae. Discovery The fossil remains of ''Titanocetus'' were discovered within some marine deposits dating back to the Serravallian (middle Mio ...
'' * '' Tiucetus'' * '' Vampalus'' * '' Zygiocetus''


=Family Diorocetidae

= (Miocene to Pliocene) * '' Amphicetus'' * '' Diorocetus'' * '' Plesiocetopsis'' * '' Uranocetus''


=Family Neobalaenidae

= (Miocene to Recent) * '' Miocaperea''


=Family Pelocetidae

= (Miocene) * ''
Cophocetus ''Cophocetus'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale known from Miocene-aged marine strata in Oregon, North America.M. D. Uhen, R. E. Fordyce, and L. G. Barnes. 2008. Mysticeti. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of ...
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Parietobalaena ''Parietobalaena'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale, belonging to the family Pelocetidae. Fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonk ...
'' * '' Pelocetus''


=Family ''incertae sedis''

= * '' Isanacetus'' * '' Pinocetus'' * ''
Mauicetus ''Mauicetus'' is a genus of extinct baleen whale from the Late Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geol ...
'' * '' Taikicetus'' * '' Tiphyocetus''


=Superfamily

Balaenopteroidea Rorquals () are the largest clade, group of baleen whales, which comprise the family (biology), family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant taxon, extant species in three genus, genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the b ...

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Eobalaenoptera ''Eobalaenoptera'' is an extinct genus of baleen whale belonging to Balaenopteroidea. Discovery and significance ''Eobalaenoptera'' was first described in June 2004 by researchers at the Virginia Museum of Natural History from a partial skelet ...
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Family
Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...

(Miocene to Recent) * ''
Archaebalaenoptera ''Archaebalaenoptera'' is a genus of extinct rorqual known from late Miocene to Pliocene-age marine deposits of the Netherlands, northern Italy, and Peru. Classification The type species, ''A. castriarquati'', was discovered in 1983 from the ...
'' * '' Balaenoptera'' (extant) ** ''
Balaenoptera bertae ''Balaenoptera bertae'' is an extinct species of baleen whale that lived from 3.35 to 2.5 Mya during the Pliocene in the region of today's San Francisco Bay Area. Il held, also during the early to middle Neogene, a diverse assembly of cetaceans. ...
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Balaenoptera cephalus ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforeme ...
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Balaenoptera colcloughi ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforeme ...
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Balaenoptera davidsonii ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforemen ...
'' ** '' Balaenoptera siberi'' ** ''
Balaenoptera sursiplana ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforemen ...
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Balaenoptera taiwanica ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforem ...
'' * '' "Balaenoptera" cortesii'' * '' "Balaenoptera" portisi'' * '' "Balaenoptera" ryani'' * '' Burtinopsis'' * ''
Cetotheriophanes ''Cetotheriophanes'' is an extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian) of northern Italy.T. A. Demere, A. Berta, and M. R. McGowen. 2005. The taxonomic and evolutionary history of modern balaenopteroid mysticetes. Journal of Mammalian Evo ...
'' * '' Fragilicetus'' * '' Incakujira'' * ''
Miobalaenoptera ''Miobalaenoptera'' is an extinct genus of rorqual from the Late Miocene The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages ...
'' * '' Norrisanima'' * '' Nehalaennia'' * ''
Parabalaenoptera ''Parabalaenoptera'' is a genus of prehistoric baleen whale found in Marin County, California. The type species is ''P. baulinensis''. It was estimated to be about the size of the modern gray whale, about long. It lived during the late Miocene ...
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Plesiobalaenoptera ''Plesiobalaenoptera'' is a genus of extinct rorqual which existed in Italy during the late Miocene epoch. The type species is ''P. quarantellii''. It is the oldest known rorqual from the Mediterranean basin. Fossils have been found from sediment ...
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Plesiocetus ''Plesiocetus'' is a genus of extinct balaenopterids found worldwide. It has had a chequered taxonomic history, having served as a wastebasket genus for a handful of mysticete species. Taxonomy The genus ''Plesiocetus'' was originally coined ...
'' * '' Praemegaptera'' * ''
Protororqualus ''Protororqualus'' is a genus of extinct rorqual from the late Pliocene (Piacenzian, ) of Mount Pulgnasco, Italy (: paleocoordinates ). The analysis made by identified ''Protororqualus'' as a late representative of the rorquals which survived i ...
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Family
Eschrichtiidae Eschrichtiidae or the gray whales is a family of baleen whale (Parvorder Mysticeti) with a single extant species, the gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), as well as three described fossil genera: '' Archaeschrichtius'' and ''Eschrichtioide ...

(Miocene to Recent) * '' Archaeschrichtius'' * '' Eschrichtioides'' * '' Gricetoides'' * '' Megapteropsis''


Family Tranatocetidae

* '' Mesocetus'' * ''
Mixocetus ''Mixocetus'' is a genus of extinct baleen whale belonging to the family Tranatocetidae. It is known only from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Los Angeles County, California. Description ''Mixocetus'' is a large-size mysticete with a long, narr ...
'' * '' Tranatocetus''


Family '' incertae sedis''

* '' Mioceta'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Piscocetus'' * '' Siphonocetus'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Tretulias'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Ulias'' (''nomen dubium'')


Suborder

Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...


Basal forms


Family Agorophiidae

(Early Oligocene) * ''
Agorophius ''Agorophius'' is an extinct genus of toothed whale that lived during the Oligocene period, approximately , in the waters off what is now South Carolina. Taxonomy The holotype of ''Agorophius pygmaeus'', MCZ 8761, was first mentioned in an 1848 ...
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Family Ashleycetidae

(Early Oligocene) * '' Ashleycetus''


Family

Patriocetidae ''Patriocetus'' is an extinct genus of toothed whale. References Oligocene cetaceans Prehistoric toothed whales Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 1913 {{paleo-whale-stub ...

(Oligocene to Early Miocene) * '' Patriocetus''


Family Simocetidae

(Early Oligocene) * ''
Simocetus ''Simocetus'' (from ''simus'', "pug-nosed", and ''cetus'', "whale") is an extinct genus of toothed whale that lived during the Oligocene period, approximately , making it the oldest named toothed whale, although older unnamed toothed whales exist ...
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Family Xenorophidae

(Late Oligocene) * ''
Albertocetus ''Albertocetus'' is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete cetacean from early Oligocene (Rupelian) marine deposits in North Carolina, and belonging to the family Xenorophidae. Description ''Albertocetus'' is a relatively small whale, measuri ...
'' * '' Archaeodelphis'' * ''
Cotylocara ''Cotylocara'' is a genus of primitive odontocete from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits of the Chandler Bridge Formation of South Carolina belonging to Xenorophidae Xenorophidae is an extinct family of odontocetes currently known fro ...
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Echovenator ''Echovenator'' ("echolocation hunter") is a genus of primitive odontocete from late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in South Carolina belonging to Xenorophidae. Description and paleobiology ''Echovenator'' is distinguishable from other xen ...
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Inermorostrum ''Inermorostrum'' is a genus of primitive odontocete from early Oligocene (Rupelian) marine deposits in South Carolina belonging to the family Xenorophidae Xenorophidae is an extinct family of odontocetes currently known from the Oligocene of ...
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Mirocetus ''Mirocetus'' is a genus of archaic odontocete from the late Oligocene (Chattian) of Azerbaijan. Like many other primitive odontocetes, its classification has been fluid since its description. Classification ''Mirocetus riabinini'' is based on a ...
'' * '' Xenorophus''


Family Inticetidae

* ''
Inticetus ''Inticetus'' is an extinct genus of Early Miocene odontocete from the Chilcatay Formation, Pisco Basin, Peru. Description ''Inticetus'' is distinguished from other archaic heterodont odontocetes by the following features: long and robus ...
'' * '' Phococetus''


Family Microzeuglodontidae

* '' Microzeuglodon''


Family Squaloziphiidae

(Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) * ''
Squaloziphius ''Squaloziphius'' is an extinct genus of odontocete cetacean from the Early Miocene ( Aquitanian) aged marine deposits in Washington state Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of th ...
'' * '' Yaquinacetus''


Family ''incertae sedis''

* ''
Ankylorhiza ''Ankylorhiza'' (meaning "fused roots"; in reference to the type of dentition seen in early toothed whales) is an extinct genus of toothed whale that lived in what is now the United States during the Oligocene epoch, between 29 and 23.5 million y ...
'' * '' Agriocetus'' * '' Atropatenocetus'' * '' Ediscetus'' * ''
Olympicetus ''Olympicetus'' (meaning Olympic cetacean) is an extinct genus of small simocetid toothed whales that lived during the Oligocene epoch in what is now the coasts of Washington, about 33.7 million to 26.5 million years ago. The type species i ...
'' * '' Saurocetus''


Superfamily Squalodontoidea


Family Dalpiazinidae

(Late Oligocene to Miocene) * '' Dalpiazina''


Family Prosqualodontidae

(Late Oligocene-Middle Miocene) * '' Parasqualodon'' * ''
Prosqualodon ''Prosqualodon'' is an extinct genus of Early to Middle Miocene cetacean from Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Venezuela. Description ''Prosqualodon'' was related to and looked like modern toothed whales. It was about long and resembl ...
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Superfamily Physeteroidea


Family

Kogiidae Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the Pygmy sperm whale, pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf sperm whale, dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales ...

(Miocene to recent) * ''
Aprixokogia ''Aprixokogia'' is an extinct genus of cetacean in the family Kogiidae that lived during the Pliocene in what is now North Carolina. It shared its habitat with ancestors of the modern pilot whale and pygmy right whale, as well as sea turtles an ...
'' * ''Kogia'' (extant) ** ''
Kogia pusilla ''Kogia pusilla'' is an extinct species of sperm whale from the Middle Pliocene of Italy related to the modern day dwarf sperm whale (''K. sima'') and pygmy sperm whale (''K. breviceps''). It is known from a single skull discovered in 1877, a ...
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Kogiopsis ''Kogiopsis'' is a genus of Middle Miocene cetacean from the family Kogiidae. ''Kogiopsis'' had very long teeth, long, without root. These teeth are found mostly in Florida and South Carolina. In addition to its teeth, ''Kogiopsis'' is known ...
'' * '' Koristocetus'' * ''
Nanokogia ''Nanokogia'' is an extinct genus of pygmy sperm whale that lived off the coast of Panama during the Late Miocene. Description ''Nanokogia'' is distinguished from other kogiids in lacking functional teeth in the upper jaw, antorbital notches fo ...
'' * '' Pliokogia'' * ''
Praekogia ''Praekogia'' is an extinct genus of cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size a ...
'' * ''
Scaphokogia ''Scaphokogia'' is an extinct genus of pygmy sperm whales that lived off the coasts of Mexico and Peru, South America during the Late Miocene to Late Pliocene. Only the type species ''S. cochlearis'' has been described. Fossils of ''Scaphokogia'' ...
'' * '' Thalassocetus''


Family Physeteridae

* '' Ferecetotherium'' * ''
Idiophyseter ''Idiophyseter'' is a genus of macroraptorial sperm whale from the Miocene. Its fossils have been found in Templeton California. ''Idiophyseter'' was small in size compared to modern genera and its maxilla has single-rooted alveoli. It lacked ve ...
'' * '' Idiorophus'' * ''
Orycterocetus ''Orycteocetus'' is an extinct genus of sperm whale from the Miocene of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Classification ''Orycterocetus'' is a member of Physeteroidea closely related to crown-group sperm whales. The type species, ''O. quadratiden ...
'' * '' Physeterula'' * '' Placoziphius'' * '' Preaulophyseter'' * '' Scaldicetus''


Family incertae sedis

* '' Acrophyseter'' * '' Albicetus'' * '' Aulophyseter'' * '' Brygmophyseter'' * ''
Diaphorocetus ''Diaphorocetus'' is an extinct genus of odontocete cetacean belonging to Physeteroidea. Its remains were found in the Monte León Formation of Argentina, dating to the Early Miocene.Eudelphis'' * ''
Hoplocetus ''Hoplocetus'' is an extinct genus of raptorial cetacean of the sperm whale superfamily (biology), superfamily, Physeteroidea. Its remains have been found in the Miocene of Belgium, France, Germany and Malta, the Pliocene of Belgium and France, a ...
'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Livyatan'' * '' Miokogia'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Paleophoca'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Prophyseter'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Zygophyseter''


Superfamily " Eurhinodelphinoidea"


Family Argyrocetidae

(Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) * '' Argyrocetus'' * ''
Chilcacetus ''Chilcacetus'' is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete known from Early Miocene ( Aquitanian) of Peru. Fossils were found in and named after the Chilcatay Formation of the Pisco Basin.Macrodelphinus ''Macrodelphinus'' is an extinct genus of primitive odontocete known from Late Oligocene (Chattian) marine deposits in California. Biology ''Macrodelphinus'' was an orca-sized odontocete similar to members of Eurhinodelphinidae in having a sword ...
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Family Eoplatanistidae

(Miocene) * '' Eoplatanista''


Family

Eurhinodelphinidae Eurhinodelphinidae is an extinct Family (biology), family of toothed whales which lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene. Members of the family possessed an elongated jaw similar in appearance to a swordfish. Taxonomy *Family Eurhinodelphinid ...

(Late Oligocene to Late Miocene) * '' Ceterhinops'' * '' Eurhinodelphis'' * '' Iniopsis'' * ''
Mycteriacetus ''Mycteriacetus'' is an extinct genus of dolphin from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian) of northeastern Italy. The type species is ''M. bellunensis''. Etymology ''Mycteriacetus'' is named after the Yellow-billed stork The yellow-billed stor ...
'' * '' Phocaenopsis'' * ''
Schizodelphis ''Schizodelphis'' is an extinct genus of cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large si ...
'' * '' Vanbreenia'' * '' Xiphiacetus'' * '' Ziphiodelphis''


Superfamily Platanistoidea

* '' Aondelphis'' * '' Awamokoa'' * '' Dolgopolis'' * '' Ensidelphis'' * '' Perditicetus'' * ''
Urkudelphis ''Urkudelphis'' is an extinct genus of cetacean. The type species, ''Urkudelphis chawpipacha'', was described in 2017 based on fossils found in the Dos Bocas Formation of Ecuador.Allodelphinidae Allodelphinidae is a family of primitive platanistoid river dolphins found in marine deposits in the eastern North Pacific region, Alaska, and Japan. Description Kimura and Barnes (2016, pp. 3–4) diagnose the family as follows: System ...

(Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene) * '' Allodelphis'' * ''
Arktocara ''Arktocara'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the Oligocene epoch of Alaska, containing one species, ''A. yakataga''. Having been discovered in 25-million-year-old strata near the 60th parallel north, it is perhaps the oldest-known crow ...
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Goedertius ''Goedertius'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the early Miocene (Burdigalian) Nye Formation The Nye Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period. See also * List of fossilifer ...
'' * ''
Ninjadelphis ''Ninjadelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the early Miocene (Burdigalian) of Japan. The generic name refers to the fact that the type locality, Iga Iga may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Ambush at Iga Pass, a 1958 Japa ...
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Zarhinocetus ''Zarhinocetus'' is an extinct genus of whale from the Early to Middle Miocene of the eastern North Pacific. Description ''Zarhinocetus'' is a member of Allodelphinidae, a family of primitive dolphins related to the South Asian river dolphin, me ...
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Family

Platanistidae Platanistidae is a family of river dolphins containing the extant Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin (both in the genus '' Platanista'') but also extinct relatives from marine deposits in the Neogene. The Amazon river dolphin, Yangtze ...

(Early Miocene to Recent) * ''
Araeodelphis ''Araeodelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from the early Miocene of the US Eastern Seaboard.Stephen J. Godfrey; Lawrence G. Barnes; Olivier Lambert (2017). "The Early Miocene odontocete Araeodelphis Natator Kellogg, 1957 (Cetacea; Pl ...
'' * '' Dilophodelphis'' * ''
Pachyacanthus ''Pachyacanthus'' is an extinct genus of toothed whale that lived about 15.97 to 2.589 million years ago (Miocene and Pliocene). It contains the single species ''Pachyacanthus suessi''. The genus is known from European deposits in Hungary, Kaza ...
'' * ''
Pomatodelphis ''Pomatodelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from Middle Miocene marine deposits in Alabama, Florida, Brazil, Germany and France. Classification ''Pomatodelphis'' belongs to the platanistid subfamily Pomatodelphininae, which is dist ...
'' * ''
Prepomatodelphis ''Prepomatodelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin from Early Miocene marine deposits in Austria. Classification ''Prepomatodelphis'' belongs to the platanistid subfamily Pomatodelphininae, which is distinguished from the South Asian ri ...
'' * '' Zarhachis''


Family

Squalodelphinidae Squalodelphinidae is a family of primitive platanistoid river dolphins found in marine deposits in the eastern Pacific, western Atlantic, and Europe. Description Distinguishing features of Squalodelphinidae include a moderately elongated and ta ...

(Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene) * '' Furcadelphis'' * ''
Huaridelphis ''Huaridelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphins from the Early Miocene (Deseadan to Friasian in the SALMA classification). The type species is ''H. raimondii'', found in the Chilcatay Formation of the Pisco Basin. Etymology The genus ...
'' * ''
Macrosqualodelphis ''Macrosqualodelphis'' is an extinct genus of river dolphins from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian) Chilcatay Formation of the Pisco Basin, Peru. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species nam ...
'' * '' Medocinia'' * ''
Notocetus ''Notocetus'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin belonging to Squalodelphinidae. Known specimens have been found in Early Miocene marine deposits from Argentina, Italy and Peru. Taxonomy ''Notocetus'' was unnecessarily given the replacement na ...
'' * ''
Phocageneus ''Phocageneus'' is an extinct genus of river dolphin belonging to Squalodelphinidae. Specimens have been found in the middle Miocene Calvert Formation The Calvert Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. It preserv ...
'' * '' Squalodelphis''


Family Squalodontidae

(Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene) * '' Austrosqualodon'' * ''
Eosqualodon ''Eosqualodon'' is a genus of squalodontid odontocete from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene (Chattian-Aquitanian) of northwestern Germany and northeastern Italy. Taxonomy and description Two species are recognized, ''E. langewieschei'' and ...
'' * '' Macrophoca'' * '' Neosqualodon'' * '' Pachyodon'' * '' Phoberodon'' * '' Squalodon'' (syn. ''Kelloggia'', ''Rhizoprion'', ''Crenidelphinus'', ''Arionius'', ''Phocodon'') * '' Smilocamptus'' * '' Tangaroasaurus''


Family

Waipatiidae ''Waipatia'' is an extinct genus of whale from the late Oligocene ( Chattian) of New Zealand. Taxonomy The type species, ''Waipatia maerewhenua'' is known from a single skull The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skul ...

(Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) * ?''
Microcetus ''Microcetus'' is a genus of extinct odontocete from the late Oligocene (Chattian) of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Taxonomy The type species of ''Microcetus'', ''M. ambiguus'', was originally described as a new species of ''Phoca'' on the basis ...
'' * ''
Otekaikea ''Otekaikea'' is an extinct genus of toothed whale closely related to ''Waipatia''. It is known from the late Oligocene (Chattian) of New Zealand. Description ''Otekaikea'' is a medium-sized odontocete similar to ''Waipatia'' in the following ...
'' * '' Papahu'' * '' Sachalinocetus'' * '' Waipatia''


Superfamily Ziphioidea


Family Ziphiidae

(Miocene to Recent) * Basal forms ** '' Aporotus'' ** ''
Beneziphius ''Beneziphius'' is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetacean known from late Miocene to Pliocene marine deposits in Belgium and fishing grounds off Spain. The genus name honors Pierre-Joseph van Beneden Pierre-Joseph van Beneden FRS FRSE FGS FZS (19 ...
'' ** ''
Chavinziphius ''Chavinziphius'' is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetacean known from Messinian age marine deposits in the Pisco Formation in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , othe ...
'' ** '' Chimuziphius'' ** ''
Choneziphius ''Choneziphius'' is an extinct genus of ziphiidae cetaceans, with two species known from the Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologi ...
'' ** '' Dagonodum'' ** ''
Globicetus ''Globicetus'' is an extinct genus of ziphiidae cetaceans, with one species, ''G. hiberus'', from the Miocene of Portugal and Spain.Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) ...
'' ** ''
Imocetus ''Imocetus'' is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetaceans, with one species, ''G. piscatus'', from the Miocene of Portugal and Spain.Bianucci G., Miján I, Lambert O., Post K. & Mateus O. 2013. Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fis ...
'' ** '' Messapicetus'' ** '' Ninoziphius'' ** '' Notoziphius'' ** '' Tusciziphius'' ** '' Ziphirostrum'' * Subfamily
Berardiinae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...
** '' Archaeoziphius'' ** ''
Microberardius ''Microberardius'' is an extinct genus of giant beaked whales (subfamily Berardiinae) that lived during Miocene. The type species, ''M. africanus'', is known from a partial skull which was found in South Africa South Africa, officially th ...
'' * Subfamily Hyperoodontinae ** ''
Africanacetus ''Africanacetus'' is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetacean known from skulls found in seafloor sediments of Late Miocene to Early Pliocene age off the coasts of South Africa ( Banzare Bank) and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the ...
'' ** '' Belemnoziphius'' ** '' Ihlengesi'' ** ''
Khoikhoicetus ''Khoikhoicetus'' is an extinct genus of ziphiid cetacean known from skulls found on seafloor sediments of probable Miocene age off the coast of South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands. Systematics Two species are known, ''K. agulhasis'' and ''K. ...
'' ** ''Mesoplodon'' (extant) *** '' Mesoplodon posti'' *** '' Mesoplodon slangkopi'' *** '' Mesoplodon tumidirostris'' ** ''
Nenga ''Nenga'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae, palm family. It is native to Southeast Asia and commonly called pinang palm. ''N. gajah'' is the aberration in the genus with its short internodes, marcescent leaves and interfo ...
'' ** '' Pterocetus'' ** ''
Xhosacetus Xhosacetus is a genus of ziphiid cetaceans with a single species, ''Xhosacetus hendeysi''. It was classified from fossils found off the coast of the Kerguelen islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), a ...
'' * Subfamily
Ziphiinae Beaked whales ( systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well- ...
** ''
Caviziphius ''Caviziphius'' is a fossil genus of ziphiid or beaked whale from the Miocene of Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or ...
'' ** '' Izikoziphius'' ** '' Nazcacetus'' * Subfamily incertae sedis ** '' Anoplonassa'' ** '' Cetorhynchus'' ** '' Eboroziphius'' ** '' Pelycorhamphus''


Clade

Delphinida Delphinida is a clade of cetaceans in the parvorder Odontoceti, the toothed whales. It includes all modern oceanic dolphins, porpoises, and their relatives, such as Lipotidae and Iniidae Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one ...


Family incertae sedis

* '' Anacharsis'' * '' Belonodelphis'' * '' Delphinavus'' * '' Graamocetus'' * ''
Hadrodelphis ''Hadrodelphis'' is an extinct genus of dolphin once assigned to the paraphyletic/polyphyletic family Kentriodontidae. Remains have been found in the middle Miocene (Langhian) Calvert Formation of United States. Taxonomy ''Harodelphis'' is simil ...
'' * '' Lamprolithax'' * '' Leptodelphis'' * ''
Liolithax ''Liolithax'' is an extinct genus of dolphin from the Middle Miocene (Serravallian) Temblor Formation of California. Taxonomy ''Liolithax kernensis'', described by Remington Kellogg Arthur Remington Kellogg (5 October 1892 – 8 May 1969) w ...
'' * '' Lophocetus'' * '' Loxolithax'' * ''
Macrokentriodon ''Macrokentriodon'' is an extinct genus of giant dolphin once assigned to the paraphyletic/polyphyletic family Kentriodontidae. Remains have been found in the late Miocene (Serravallian) Choptank Formation of United States. ''Macrokentriodon'' ...
'' * '' Microphocaena'' * '' Miodelphis'' * '' Nannolithax'' * '' Oedolithax'' * '' Oligodelphis'' * '' Palaeophocaena'' * '' Pithanodelphis'' * '' Platylithax'' * '' Prionodelphis'' * '' Protodelphinus'' * '' Sarmatodelphis'' * '' Sophianacetus'' * ''
Tagicetus ''Tagicetus'' is an extinct genus of dolphin belonging to the polyphyletic family Kentriodontidae. Although classified in the subfamily Kentriodontinae by Lambert et al. (2005), recent cladistic analysis places it as closer to extant delphinoids ...
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Superfamily Delphinoidea


=Family Albireonidae

= (Miocene to Pliocene) * '' Albireo''


=Family Delphinidae

= (Oligocene to Recent) * '' Arimidelphis'' * '' Astadelphis'' * ''
Australodelphis ''Australodelphis mirus'' is an extinct Pliocene Delphinidae, dolphin. ''A. mirus'' is known from fossils found in the Sørsdal Formation, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. The genus has been described as an example of convergent ...
'' * ''Delphinus'' (extant) ** ''
Delphinus domeykoi Delphinus (Pronounced or ) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek language, Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations liste ...
'' * '' Eodelphinus'' * ''
Etruridelphis ''Etruridelphis'' is an extinct genus of cetacean Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large s ...
'' * '' Hemisyntrachelus'' * ''Lagenorhynchus'' (extant) ** '' Lagenorhynchus harmatuki'' * '' Norisdelphis'' * ''Globicephala'' (extant) ** '' Globicephala baereckeii'' ** ''
Globicephala etruriae ''Globicephala etruriae'' is an extinct species of pilot whale from the Pliocene of Italy. The type specimen was found in the Piacenzian coastal claystone at Volterra Volterra (; Latin: ''Volaterrae'') is a walled mountaintop town in the Tus ...
'' * ''Orcinus'' (extant) ** '' Orcinus citoniensis'' ** '' Orcinus meyeri'' ** '' Orcinus paleorca'' * '' Platalearostrum'' * '' Protoglobicephala'' * ''Pseudorca'' (extant) ** ''
Pseudorca yokoyamai ''Pseudorca yokoyamai'' is an extinct species of oceanic dolphin from the Calabrian stage of the Pleistocene of Japan, an extinct relative of the modern day false killer whale (''P. crassidens''). Discovery and taxonomy ''Pseudorca yokoyamai'' ...
'' ** ''
Pseudorca yuanliensis ''Pseudorca'' is a genus of cetaceans with three members which include '' Pseudorca yokoyamai'', '' Pseudorca yuanliensis'' and ''Pseudorca crassidens ''Pseudorca'' is a genus of cetaceans with three members which include ''Pseudorca yokoyamai ...
'' * '' Septidelphis'' * '' Sinanodelphis'' * ''Stenella'' (extant) ** ''
Stenella rayi ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...
'' * ''Tursiops'' (extant) ** ''
Tursiops miocaenus Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
'' ** ''
Tursiops osennae Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
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=Family Kentriodontidae

= (Oligocene to Pliocene) * '' Kampholophos'' * '' Kentriodon'' * ''
Rudicetus ''Rudicetus'' is an extinct genus of cetacean. References Prehistoric toothed whales Prehistoric cetacean genera Fossil taxa described in 2001 {{paleo-whale-stub ...
'' * '' Sophianaecetus'' * ''
Wimahl ''Wimahl'' is a genus of cetacean that belongs to the family Kentriodontidae. It lived in the Miocene period. It contains a single species, ''Wimahl chinookensis''. The name ''Wimahl'' translates to "big river" in the local Chinook language. Dis ...
'' * '' Belonodelphis''? * ''
Liolithax ''Liolithax'' is an extinct genus of dolphin from the Middle Miocene (Serravallian) Temblor Formation of California. Taxonomy ''Liolithax kernensis'', described by Remington Kellogg Arthur Remington Kellogg (5 October 1892 – 8 May 1969) w ...
''?


=Family Monodontidae

= (Miocene to Recent) * '' Bohaskaia'' * '' Casatia'' * '' Denebola'' * '' Haborodelphis''


=Family Odobenocetopsidae

= (Late Miocene to Early Pliocene) * '' Odobenocetops''


=Family Phocoenidae

= (Miocene to Recent) * ''
Archaeophocaena ''Archaeophocaena teshioensis'' is a species of extinct porpoise from the Late Miocene Koetoi Formation of Japan living around 6.4–5.5 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). The holotype specimen comprises a partial skull. The animal, along with ...
'' * '' Australithax'' * '' Brabocetus'' * '' Harborophocoena'' * '' Lomacetus'' * ''
Miophocaena ''Miophocaena nishinoi'' is an extinct species of porpoise from the Late Miocene Koetoi Formation of Japan, dating to around 6.4–5.5 million years ago (mya), represented by a partial skull. the genus name derives from Ancient Greek ...
'' * '' Numataphocoena'' * '' Piscolithax'' * ''
Pterophocaena ''Pterophocaena nishinoi'' is an extinct species of porpoise discovered in the Late Miocene Wakkanai Formation of Japan dating to 9.3–9.2 million years ago (mya), and may represent an intermediate phase between porpoises and dolphins. It is o ...
'' * '' Salumiphocaena'' * ''
Semirostrum ''Semirostrum ceruttii'' is an extinct porpoise that lived between 5 and 1.5 million years ago (Ma), during the Pliocene epoch. The species is highly distinctive due to the extremely long symphysis on the lower jaw, reaching lengths of 85&nb ...
'' * '' Septemtriocetus''


Superfamily Inioidea

* '' Awadelphis'' * '' Brujadelphis'' * '' Incacetus'' * '' Meherrinia''


=Family

Iniidae Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living genus, ''Inia'', and four extinct genera. The extant genus inhabits the river basins of South America, but the family formerly had a wider presence across the Atlantic Ocean. Iniidae a ...

= (Miocene to Recent) * '' Goniodelphis'' * '' Hesperoinia'' * '' Ischyrorhynchus'' * '' Isthminia'' * '' Kwanzacetus'' * '' Saurocetes''


=Family Pontoporiidae

= (Middle Miocene to Recent) * '' Atocetus'' * '' Auroracetus'' * ''
Brachydelphis ''Brachydelphis'' is a genus of pontoporiid known from the Late Miocene Pisco Formation of Peru and the Bahía Inglesa Formation of Chile. Taxonomy Two species are recognized, ''B. jahuayensis'' and ''B. mazeasi''. ''B. mazeasi'' has a shorten ...
'' * ''
Pliopontos ''Pliopontos'' is a genus of river dolphins that lived during the Miocene-Pliocene epochs in what are now the coasts of Chile and Peru. It contains a single species, ''Pliopontos littoralis'', described in 1983 and known from the highly fossilife ...
'' * '' Pontistes'' * '' Protophocaena'' * '' Scaldiporia'' * '' Stenasodelphis''


Superfamily Lipotoidea


=Family

Lipotidae Lipotidae is a family of river dolphins containing the possibly extinct baiji of China and the fossil genus ''Parapontoporia'' from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific coast of North America. The genus '' Prolipotes'', which is based on ...

= (Late Miocene to Recent) * '' Parapontoporia''


Superfamily ''incertae sedis''

* '' Delphinodon'' * '' Heterodelphis''


Family '' incertae sedis''

* '' Acrodelphis'' * '' Champsodelphis'' * '' Hesperocetus'' * '' Imerodelphis'' (Miocene) * '' Kharthlidelphis'' * '' Lonchodelphis'' * '' Macrochirifer'' * '' Microsqualodon'' * '' Pelodelphis'' * '' Rhabdosteus'' (''nomen dubium'') * '' Sulakocetus''


See also

* Evolution of cetaceans * List of cetaceans * List of prehistoric mammals * List of extinct animals


References

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