Kentriodontidae

Kentriodontidae
Temporal range: Oligocene to Pliocene
Rudicetus squalodontoides skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Delphinoidea
Family: Kentriodontidae
Subfamilies

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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

There are currently three recognized subfamilies: Kentriodontinae, Lophocetinae, and Pithanodelphinae.[1]

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