Kentriodontidae

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Infraorder Cetacea Rank Family		Phylum Chordata Order Artiodactyla Superfamily Delphinoidea

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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