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- Suborder ARCHAEOCETI (archaeocetes or zeuglodonts) - EXTINCT
- Family PROTOCETIDAE
(Fossil only - Lower to upper Eocene).- Family DORUDONTIDAE
(Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Miocene).- Family BASILOSAURIDAE
(Fossil only - Upper Eocene to lower Oligocene).- Suborder ODONTOCETI (toothed whales)
- Family AGOROPHIIDAE - EXTINCT
(Fossil only - Upper Eocene).- Family SQUALODONTIDAE - EXTINCT
(Fossil only - Upper Oligocene to lower Pliocene).- Family PLATANISTIDAE
(River dophins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Genus PLATANISTA
- Species P. GANGETICA
- Ganges River Dolphin
- Species P. MINOR
- Indus River Dolphin
- Genus PLATANISTIDAE
- Species I. GEOFFRENSIS
- Amazon River Dolphin
- Genus LIPOTES
- Species L. VEXILLIFER
- Chinese River Dolphin
- Genus PONTOPORIA
- Species P. BLAINVILLEI
- Franciscana Dolphin
- Family ZIPHIIDAE (formerly Family Hyperoodontidae)
(Beaked whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Genus BERARDIUS
- Species B. BAIRDII
- Baird's Beaked Whale
- Species B. ARNUXII
- Arnoux's Beaked Whale
- Genus TASMACETUS
- Species T. SHEPHERDI
- Shepherd's Beaked Whale
- Genus ZIPHIUS
- Species Z. CAVIROSTRIS
- Cuvier's Beaked Whale
- Genus HYPEROODON
- Species H. AMPULLATUS
- Northern Bottlenose Whale
- Species H. PLANIFRONS
- Southern Bottlenose Whale
- Genus MESOPLODON
- Species M. PACIFICUS
- Longman's Beaked Whale
- Species M. HECTORI
- Hector's Beaked Whale
- Species M. MIRUS
- True's Beaked Whale
- Species M. EUROPAEUS
- Gervais' Beaked Whale
- Species M. GINDGODENS
- Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale
- Species M. GRAYI
- Gray's Beaked Whale
- Species M. CARLHUBBSI
- Hubbs' Beaked Whale
- Species M. STEJNEGERI
- Stejneger's Beaked Whale
- Species M. BOWDOINI
- Andrews' Beaked Whale
- Species M. BIDENS
- Sowerby's Beaked Whale
- Species M. LAYARDII
- Strap-Toothed Whale
- Species M . DENSIROSTRIS
- Blainville's Beaked Whale
- Family PHYSETERIDAE (Sperm Whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Genus PHYSETER
- Species P. MACROCEPHALUS
- Sperm Whale
- Genus KOGIA
- Species K. BREVICEPS
- Pygmy Sperm Whale
- Species K. SIMUS
- Dwarf Sperm Whale
- Family MONODONTIDAE (Narwhal and Beluga - Pleistocene to Recent).
- Genus DELPHINAPTERUS
- Species D. LEUCAS
- Beluga
- Genus MONODON
- Species M. MONOCEROS
- Narwhal
- Family PHOCOENIDAE (Porpoises - Upper Miocene to Recent).
- Genus PHOCOENA
- Species P. PHOCOENA
- Harbor Porpoise
- Species P. SINUS
- Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
- Species P. DIOPTRICA
- Spectacled Porpoise
- Species P. SPINIPINNIS
- Burmeister's Porpoise
- Genus NEOPHOCAENA
- Species N. PHOCAENOIDES
- Finless Porpoise
- Genus PHOCOENOIDES
- Species P. DALLI
- Dall's Porpoise
- Family DELPHINIDAE (Dolphins and killer whales - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Genus STENO
- Species S. BREDANENSIS
- Rough-Toothed Dolphin
- Genus SOUSA
- Species S. CHINENSIS
- Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin
- Species S. TEUSZII
- Atlantic Hump-Backed Dolphin
- Genus SOTALIA
- Species S. FLUVIATILIS
- Tucuxi Dolphin
- Genus TURSIOPS
- Species T. TRUNCATUS
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Genus STENELLA
- Species S. LONGIROSTRIS
- Spinner Dolphins
- Species S. CLYMENE
- Short-Snouted Spinner Dolphin
- Species S. PLAGIODON
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
- Species S. ATTENUATA
- Spotted Dolphin
- Species S. COERULEOALBA
- Striped Dolphin
- Genus DELPHINUS
- Species D. DELPHIS
- Common Dolphin
- Genus LAGENODELPHIS
- Species L. HOSEI
- Fraser's Dolphin
- Genus LAGENORHYNCHUS
- Species L. ALBIROSTRIS
- White-Beaked Dolphin
- Species L. ACUTUS
- Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
- Species L. OBLIQUIDENS
- Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
- Species L. OBSCURUS
- Dusky Dolphin
- Species L. AUSTRALIS
- Peale's Dolphin
- Species L. CRUCIGER
- Hourglass Dolphin
- Genus CEPHALORHYNCHUS
- Species C. COMMERSONII
- Commerson's Dolphin
- Species C. HEAVISIDII
- Heaviside's Dolphin
- Species C. EUTROPIA
- Chilean Dolphin
- Species C. HECTORI
- Hector's Dolphin
- Genus LISSODELPHIS
- Species L. BOREALIS
- Northern Right Whale Dolphin
- Species L. PERONII
- Southern Right Whale Dolphin
- Genus GRAMPUS
- Species G. GRISEUS
- Risso's Dolphin
- Genus PEPONOCEPHALA
- Species P. ELECTRA
- Melon-Headed Whale
- Genus FERESA
- Species F. ATTENUATA
- Pygmy Killer Whale
- Genus PSEUDORCA
- Species P. CRASSIDENS
- False Killer Whale
- Genus GLOBICEPHALA
- Species G. MALAENA
- Long-Finned Pilot Whale
- Species G. MACRORHYNCHUS
- Short-Finned Pilot Whale
- Genus ORCINUS
- Species O. ORCA
- Killer Whale
- Genus ORCAELLA
- Species O. BREVIROSTRIS
- Irrawaddy Dolphin
- Family STENIDAE (Long-snouted dolphins - Lower Miocene to Recent).
- Family EURHINODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
- Family HEMISYNTRACHELIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
- Family ACRODELPHIDAE (Fossil only - Miocene).
- Suborder MYSTICETI (baleen, or whalebone, whales)
- Family AETIOCETIDAE
- Family PATRIOCETIDAE
- Family CETOTHERIIDAE
- Family ESCHRIDHTIIDAE
- Genus ESCHRICHTIUS
- Species E. ROBUSTUS
- Gray Whale
- Family BALAENIDAE
- Genus EUBALAENA
- Species E. GLACIALIS
- Right Whale
- Genus BALAENA
- Species B. MYSTICETUS
- Bowhead Whale
- Genus CAPEREA
- Species C. MARGINATA
- Pygmy Right Whale
- Family BALAENOPTERIDAE
- Genus BALAENOPTERA
- Species B. MUSCULUS
- Blue Whale
- Species B. PHYSALUS
- Fin Whale
- Species B. BOREALIS
- Sei Whale
- Species B. EDENI
- Bryde's Whale
- Species B. ACUTOROSTRATA
- Minke Whale
- Genus MEGAPTERA
- Species M. NOVAEANGLIAE
- Humpback Whale
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