| Kentriodontidae Fossil range: Oligocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Superfamily: | Delphinoidea |
| Family: | Kentriodontidae |
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Kentriodontidae is an extinct family of odontocet whales related to modern dolphins. The Family lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene before going extinct.[1]
Taxonomy
The kentriodontids are grouped in three subfamilies with two genera considered incertae sedis, or of uncertain placement in the family.[1]
Family † Kentriodontidae
- Subfamily Kentriodontinae
- Genus Belonodelphis
- Genus Delphinodon
- Genus Incacetus
- Genus Kentriodon (syn. Grypolithax)
- Genus Macrokentriodon
- Genus Microphocaena
- Genus Rudicetus
- Genus Tagicetus
- Subfamily Lophocetinae
- Genus Hadrodelphis
- Genus Liolithax
- Genus Lophocetus
- Subfamily Pithanodelphininae
- Genus Atocetus
- Genus Leptodelphis
- Genus Pithanodelphis
- Genus Sophianacetus (syn. Mediocris)
- Subfamily incertae sedis
- Genus Sarmatodelphis
- Genus Kampholophos
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