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Wildlife Type
Whales Past and Present (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The followings are extinct whales excavated from the Cenozoic stratum and extant whales.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordate
- Subphylum Vertebra
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
- Class Mammal
- Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
- Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)
- Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)
- Clade Atlantogenata
- Group I Afrotheria (Tenrec, Hyrax, Elephant, Sea-cow)
- Group II Xenarthra (Armadillo, Anteater, Sloth, Groud sloth)
- Clade Boreoeutheria
- Group III Euarchontoglires (Primate, Rabbit, Rodent)
- Group IV Laurasiatheria
- Order Cetacea
- Suborder Archaeoceti (Ancient whales)
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| Pakicetidae |
Pakicetus (55.8~40.4 Mya; Terrestrial),
Ichthyolestes (48.6~40.4 Mya; Semiaquatic) | | Ambulocetidae |
Ambulocetus (48.6~40.4 Mya; Semiaquatic) | | Remingtonocetidae |
Kutchicetus (55.8~40.4 Mya; Aquatic),
Remingtonocetus (48.6~40.4 Mya; Aquatic) | | Protocetidae |
Rodhocetus (48.6~40.4 Mya; Semiaquatic),
Protocetus (48.6~37.2 Mya; Aquatic),
Georgiacetus (40.4~37.2 Mya;Aquatic ) | | Basilosauridae |
Zygorhiza (40.4~37 Mya; Aquatic),
Basilosaurus (40.4-33.9 Mya; Aquatic; 25m),
Dorudon (40.4~33.9 Mya; Aquatic) |
- Suborder Mysticeti (Baleen whale)
- Suborder Odontoceti (Toothed whale)
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| Eurhinodelphinidae |
Eurhinodelphis (23.03~7.25 Mya) | | Odobenocetopsidae |
Odobenocetops (5.33~3.6 Mya) | | Oceanic dolphin 38 spp |
Commerson's Dolphin,
Rough-toothed Dolphin,
Indian Humpback Dolphin,
Tucuxi,
Bottlenose Dolphin,
Striped Dolphin,
Short-beaked Common Dolphin,
Fraser's Dolphin,
Pacific White-sided Dolphin,
Northern Right Whale Dolphin,
Melon-headed Whale,
Pygmy Killer Whale,
False Killer Whale,
Orca,
Long-finned Pilot Whale,
Irrawaddy Dolphin | | Monodontidae |
Narwhal (Long straight tusk),
Beluga (All-white color skin) | | Porpoise |
Finless Porpoise,
Harbour Porpoise,
Dall's Porpoise | | Sperm Whales |
Aulophyseter (15.97~7.25 Mya),
Sperm Whale (All oceans) | | Sperm Whales |
Pygmy Sperm Whale (Warm oceans) | | Beaked whale 21 spp |
Cuvier's Beaked Whale,
Baird's Beaked Whale,
Tasman Beaked Whale,
Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale,
Northern Bottlenose Whale,
Stejneger's Beaked Whale | | River dolphin |
Squalodon (33.9~1.81 Mya),
Ganges and Indus River Dolphin,
Amazon River Dolphin,
Chinese River Dolphin,
La Plata Dolphin |
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