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Kentriodontidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Infraorder
  
Cetacea

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Artiodactyla

Superfamily
  
Delphinoidea

Kentriodontidae

Similar
  
Kentriodon, Delphinoidea, Squalodontidae, Eurhinodelphis, Prosqualodon

Kentriodontidae is an extinct family of odontocet whales related to modern dolphins. The Family lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene before going extinct.

Taxonomy

There are currently three recognized subfamilies: Kentriodontinae, Lophocetinae, and Pithanodelphinae.

  • Family Kentriodontidae
  • Subfamily Kentriodontinae
  • Belonodelphis
  • Delphinodon
  • Incacetus
  • Kampholophos
  • Kentriodon (syn. Grypolithax)
  • Macrokentriodon
  • Microphocaena
  • Rudicetus
  • Tagicetus
  • Subfamily Lophocetinae
  • Hadrodelphis
  • Liolithax
  • Lophocetus
  • Subfamily Pithanodelphininae
  • Atocetus
  • Leptodelphis
  • Pithanodelphis
  • Sarmatodelphis
  • Sophianacetus (syn. Mediocris)

    • References

    Kentriodontidae Wikipedia
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