After Nowak, 1990, McKenna & Bell, 1997, de Muizon, 1993, Hamilton, Caballero, Collins & Browell, 2001, and, Uhen, 2000-2006 [“The Paleobilogy database”]
<==o Delphinida de Muizon, 1988 [Delphinoidea sensu lato] (dolphins and relatives; delfiininsukuiset valaat) |?- †Delphinavus newhalli Lull, 1914 |?- †Graamocetus longicollis Hoch, 2004 |?- †Hesperoinia dalpiazi Monchamart Zei, 1956 (nomen dubium) |?-o †Lamprolithax Kellogg, 1931 | |-- †L. annectens Kellogg, 1931 | `-- †L. simulans Kellogg, 1931 |?- †Miodelphis californicus Wilson, 1935 |?- †Nannolithax gracilis Kellogg, 1931 |?- †Oedolithax mira Kellogg, 1931 |?- †Oligodelphis azerbajdzanicus Aslanova & Mchedlidze, 1976 |?- †Palaeophocaena andrussowi Abel, 1905 |?- †Platylithax robusta Kellogg, 1931 |?- †Protodelphinus capellinii Dal Piaz, 1916 |?- †Sinanodelphis izumidaensis Makiyama, 1936 |?- †Eurhinodelphis pacificus Matsumoto, 1926 (nomen dubium) |?- †Prionodelphis rovereti Frenguelli 1922 (nomen dubium) |?- †Acrodelphinidae Abel, 1905 [incl. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988] |--o †Lipotidae [Parapontoporiinae Barnes 1984; Lipotinae Barnes, 1985] | |?- †Prolipotes yujiangensis Zhou et al., 1984 (nomen dubium) | |--o †Parapontoporia Barnes, 1984 | | |-- †P. pacifica Barnes, 1984 | | |-- †P. sternbergi (Barnes, 1984) | | `-- †P. wilsoni Barnes, 1985 | `-- †Lipotes vexillifer (baiji; tungtinginvalas, kiinanjokidelfiini) [last sighted 2004] `--+--+--o Pontoporiidae Gray, 1870 [Stenodelphinae True, 1908] | | |?- †Piscorhynchus | | |--o †Brachydelphininae Rice, 1998 | | | |--o †Brachydelphis Muizon, 1988 | | | | |-- †B. intermedia Muizon, 1988 | | | | `-- †B. mazeasi Muizon, 1988 | | | `-- †Protophocaena minima Abel 1905 | | `--o Pontoporinae Gray, 1870 (laplatandelfiinit) | | |-- †Pliopontos littoralis Muizon, 1983 | | |-- †Pontistes rectifrons(Bravard, 1858) Burmeister, 1891 [Paleopontoporia paranense Doering, 1882; Pontivaga fischeri Ameghino, 1891; Pontoporia paranensis Bravard, 1859] | | `-- Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844) Gray, 1846 [Stenodelphis; Pontoporia tenuirostris Malm, 1871] (fransiscana, laplatandelfiini) | `--o Iniidae (iniinit) | |-- †Plicodontinia mourai Miranda-Ribeiro, 1938 (nomen dubium) | |-- †Proinia patagonica True, 1909 | |-- †Goniodelphis hudsoni Allen, 1941 | |-- †Ischyrorhynchus vanbenedeni Ameghino, 1891 [Anisodelphis brevirostratus Rovereto, 1915] | |--o †Saurocetes Burmeister, 1871 [Pontoplanodes Ameghino, 1891; Saurodelphis Burmeister, 1891] | | |-- †S. argentinus Burmeister, 1871 [Pontoplanodes obliquus Ameghino, 1891; Saurocetes obliquus Ameghino, 1891; Saurodelphis acutirostratus Rovereto, 1915] | | `-- †S. gigas Cozzuol, 1988 | `-- Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817) D'Orbingy 1834 [Delphinus amazonicus Spix & Martius, 1831; Delphinus inia Rapp, 1837; Inia amazonica Spix & Martins, 1823; Inia boliviensis d'Orbigny, 1834; Sotallia pallida Sanborn, 1949] (inia) `--o Delphinoidea |?- †Kentriodontidae Slijper, 1936 sensu Barnes, 1978 `--+?-o †Albireonidae Barnes, 1984 | |?- †Albireonidae genera et species indet. | `-- †Albireo whistleri Barnes, 1984 |--+--o †Odobenocetopsidae de Muizon, 1993 (mursuvalaat) | | `--o †Odobenocetops de Muizon, 1993 | | |-- †O. peruvianus de Muizon, 1993 | | `-- †O. leptodon de Muizon, Domning & Parrish, 1999 | `--o Monodontidae Gray, 1821 [Delphinapteridae] (narwhals; sarvivalaat) | |--o Delphinapterinae Gill, 1871 (maitovalaat) | | |-- †Denebola brachycephala Barnes, 1984 | | `--o Delphinapterus Lacépède, 1804 [taxonomic history] | | |-- †D. concreta Cope, 1865 | | |-- †D. cortesii Brandt, 1873 | | |-- †D. dorofeevi Klumov & Barabash, 1935 | | |-- †D. freimani Klumov, 1935 | | |-- †D. lessonii Philippi, 1893 | | |-- D. leucas (Pallas, 1776) [taxonomic history] (maitovalas) | | |-- †D. orcinus Cope, 1875 | | |-- †D. tyrannus Cope, 1868 | | `-- †D. vermontanus (Thompson, 1850) | `--+?- Orcaella brevirostris Gray, 1866 [Orcanellinae] (iravadindelfiini) [treated as an orcinine by Uhen (2000-2006)] | `--o Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 [Ceratodon Brisson, 1762; Ceratodontis Brisson, 1762; Diodon Storr, 1780; Narvalus Fischer, 1814; “Narwalus” Lacépède, 1804; Narwhalus Dumeril, 1806] [Monodontinae Miller, 1923; Monodontina Bonaparte, 1849] | |-- †M. microcephalus Fleming, 1811 | `-- M. monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 [Monodon narhwal Blumenbach, 1779; Ceratodontis ceratodon Brisson, 1762; Monodon narhval Borowski, 1781; Ceratodon monodon Pallas, 1811; Narwalus andersonianus Lacépède, 1804; Narwalus microcephalus Lacépède, 1804; Narwalus vulgaris Lacépède, 1804] (narwhal; sarvivalas) `--+-- Phocaenidae Gray, 1821 [Phocoenidae Gray, 1821 sensu Flower, 1864] (porpoises; pyöriäiset) `-- Delphinidae Gray, 1821 [Catodontina Bonaparte, 1849; Monoceratina Gray, 1846; Orcina Bonaparte, 1849; “Hemisyntrachelidae” Slijper, 1936; Holodontidae Brandt, 1873; Cephalorhynchinae Fraser & Purves, 1960] (dolphins; delfiinit)
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