Order Cetacea Brisson 1762 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)

 

Suborder Archaeoceti* Flower 1883 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)

 

      Family PROTOCETIDAE* Stromer 1908 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)

            Protocetus atavus Fraas 1904 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)  Early Middle Eocene

            Pakicetus inachus Gingerich & Russell, 1981  Early Middle Eocene

            Pappocetus lugardi Andrews 1920 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)  Middle Eocene

            Eocetus schweinfurthi (Fraas, 1904, Barnes & Mitchell, 1978) Middle Eocene

            {includes Mesocetus Fraas, 1904, nec van Beneden, 1880, nec Moreno 1892)

 

      Family DORUDONTIDAE* Miller 1923 (as Dorudontinae, a subfamily of Zeuglodontidae)

            Kekenodon onamata Hector, 1881 (Fordyce, 1982)  Middle Oligocene

            Saghacetus osiris (Dames, 1894, Stromer, 1903, Gingerich, 1992)  Late Eocene

            Dorudon stromeri Kellogg 1936 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)  Late Eocene

            ?Dorudon serratus (Gibbes, 1845, Kellogg, 1936)  Late Eocene

            Prozeuglodon atrox Andrews 1906 (Gingerich, 1992)  Late Eocene?

            Zygorhiza kochii (Reichenbach, 1847, Kellogg, 1936)  Late Eocene

 

      Family REMINGTONOCETIDAE* Kishor & Sahni, 1986

                  Remingtonocetus (Protocetus) sloani Shani & Mishra, 1972 (Kishor & Sahni, 1986)  Middle Eocene

                  Remingtonocetus harudiensis (Sahni & Mishra, 1975, Kishor & Sahni, 1986)  Middle Eocene

            Andrewsiphius kutchensis (Sahni & Mishra, 1975, Kishor & Sahni, 1986)  Late Eocene?

            Andrewsiphius minor (Sahni & Mishra, 1975, Kishor & Sahni, 1986)  Late Eocene?

 

      Family BASILOSAURIDAE* Cope 1868 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)

            Basilosaurus isis (Andrews, 1904, Beadnell, Gingerich, 1992)  Early Late Eocene

            Basilosaurus cetoides Owen (Kellogg, 1936)  Late Eocene

 

      Archaeoceti incertae sedis

            Platyosphys paulsonii Brandt (Kellogg, 1936)  Early Oligocene

 

Suborder Mysticeti Cope 1891

 

      Family AETIOCETIDAE*

            Aetiocetus cotylalveus Emlong, 1966 (Fordyce, 1982)  Early Miocene

            ?Mammalodon colliveri Pritchard, 1939 (Fordyce, 1982)  Late Oligocene

 

      Family CETOTHERIIDAE*

            Cetotherium furlongi Kellogg, 1925 (Barnes, 1977)  Early Miocene

            Mixocetus elysius Kellogg, 1934 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            aff. Herpetocetus Van Beneden, 1982 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Late Pliocene

            Mauicetus Benham, 1939 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Middle Oligocene

 

      Family ESCHRICHTIIDAE

            Eschrichitus robustus (Lilijeborg, 1861,Barnes, 1977)  Recent

 

      Family BALAENIDAE

            Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Balaenula sp. (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Late Pliocene

 

      Family BALAENOPTERIDAE

            Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Megaptera miocaena Kellogg, 1922 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            cf. Plesiocetus Van Beneden, 1859 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Late Pliocene

 

      Mysticetiincertae sedis

            Nannocetus eremus Kellogg, 1929 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            "Balaenoptera" ryani Hanna an dMcLellan, 1924 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            "Eschrichtius" davisonii Cope 1872 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Pliocene

 

Suborder Odontoceti Flower, 1869

 

      Family AGOROPHIIDAE* Abel, 1914

            Agorophius pygmaeus Müller, 1849 (Fordyce, 1981)  Late Oligocene

 

      Family SQUALODONTIDAE*

                  Austrosqualodon Climo & Baker, 1972 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Eosqualodon Rothausen, 1968 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Microcetus Kellogg, 1923 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

                  Parasqualodon wilkinsoni Hall, 1911 (Fordyce, 1982)  Late Oligocene

            Prosqualodon australis Lydekker, 1894 (Fordyce, 1982)  Early Miocene

            Prosqualodon davidis Flynn, 1923 (Fordyce, 1982)  Early Miocene

            Squalodon Grateloup, 1840 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Middle - Late Oligocene

                  Tangaroasaurus Benham, 1935 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

                  Metasqualodon harwoodi (Sanger, 1881, Fordyce, 1982)  Late Oligocene

 

      Family RHABDOSTEIDAE (EURHINODELPHIDAE)* (Myrick, 1979, Fordyce, 1982)

            Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis Kellogg, 1932 (Barnes, 1977)  Early Miocene

            {indluding Doliodelphis littlei Wilson, 1935 and Eurhinodelphis extensus

            Wilson, 1935}

                  Macrodelphinus kellogi Wilson, 1935 (Barnes, 1977)  Early Miocene

            {including cetothere of Wilson, 1935)

            ?Phocaenopsis mantelli (Fordyce, 1981, Fordyce 1982)  Early Miocene

 

      Family ZIPIIDAE

            Berardius bairdi Stejneger, 1883 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Mesoplodon stejengeri True, 1885 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Mesoplodon carlhubbsi Moore, 1963 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville, 1817, Barnes ,1977)  Recent

            Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

 

      Family PHYSETERIDAE

            Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Kogia simus (Owen, 1846, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Praekogia cedrosensis Barnes, 1973 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Early Pliocene

            Scaldicetus sp. (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Early Pliocene

 

      Family DELPHINIDAE

            Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Tursiops gilli Dall, 1873 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Tursiops sp. (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Early Pliocene

            aff. Tursiops Gervais, 1855 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Pliocene

            Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

                  Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Gill, 1865 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Delphinus sp.? (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene

            Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Globicephala macrorhynca Grey, 1846 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            aff. Globicephala (Barnes, 1977)  Late Pliocene

            Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

 

      Family PHOCOENIDAE

            Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland, 1958 (Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885, Barnes, 1977)  Recent

            Loxolithax sinuosa Wilson, 1973 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

 

      Family PLATANISTIDAE

            Allodelphis pratti Wilson, 1935 (Barnes, 1977)  Early Miocene

            "Squalodon" cf. "S." errabundus Kellogg, 1931 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

 

      Family ?ACRODELPHIDAE Abel 1905 (Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)

            Schizodelphis aff. S. sulcatus (Gervais 1861, Barnes & Mitchell, 1978)  Early Miocene

 

      Odontoceti incertae sedis

            Miodelphis californicus Wilson, 1935 (Barnes, 1977)  Early Miocene

            Lophocetus sp. (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            Liolithax sp. (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            aff. Kampholophos Rensberger, 1969 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            Delphinavus newhalli Lull, 1914 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene

            Lonchodelphis occiduus (Barnes, 1977)  Late Miocene - Early Pliocene

            "Stenodelphis" sternbergi Gregory and Kellogg, 1927 (Barnes, 1977)  Late Pliocene

            Agriocetus Abel, 1914 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Patriocetus Abel, 1914 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Xenorophus Kellogg, 1923 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

 

Cetacea incertae sedis

                  Archaeodelphis Allen, 1921 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Chonecetus Russel, 1968 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

                  Ferecetotherium Mchedlidze, 1970 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

            Microcetus Mchedlidze, 1970 (Whitmore & Sanders, 1977)  Late Oligocene

 

 

Taken from Jonathan H. Geisler and Albert E. Sanders.  2003. Morphological evidence for the phylogeny of Cetacea.  Journal of Mammalian Evolution 10 (1-2), pp. 23-129.