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.