Eurhinodelphinidae

Extinct family of mammals

Eurhinodelphinidae
Temporal range: 23.3–7.246 Ma
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Oligocene to Miocene[1]
Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Eurhinodelphinoidea
Family: Eurhinodelphinidae
Abel, 1901
Genera

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Eurhinodelphinidae is an extinct family of toothed whales which lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene.[1] Members of the family possessed an elongated jaw similar in appearance to a swordfish.

Taxonomy

Skeleton of Xiphiacetus bossi

References

  1. ^ a b "The Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
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Odontocete genera
Xenorophidae
Waipatiidae
Squalodontidae
Squaloziphiidae
Eurhinodelphinidae
Crown-Odontoceti
    • see below↓
Physeteroidea
Kogiidae
Physeteridae
Allodelphinidae?
Squalodelphinidae?
Platanistidae
Berardiinae
Ziphiinae
Hyperoodontinae
Delphinida
    • see below↓
Kentriodontidae
Lipotidae
Iniidae
Pontoporiidae
Monodontidae
Phocoenidae
Lissodelphininae
Delphininae
Globicephalinae
Taxon identifiers
Eurhinodelphinidae


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