Classification of Gingerich 2005

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Subor. †Archaeoceti Flower 1883
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Invalid names: Basilosauroidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Protocetoidea Mitchell 1989 [empty], Remingtonocetoidea Mitchell 1989 [empty]
Subor. Mysticeti Cope 1891
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Superfm. †Aetiocetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002
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Fm. †Aetiocetidae Emlong 1966
Fm. †Llanocetidae Mitchell 1989
Fm. †Mammalodontidae Mitchell 1989
Superfm. Balaenoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
Fm. Neobalaenidae Miller 1923 [pygmy right whale]
Superfm. †Balaenopteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
Invalid names: Eomysticetoidea Sanders and Barnes 2002 [empty], Eschrichtioidea Mitchell 1989 [empty]
Subor. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Superfm. Delphinoidea Flower 1865
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Fm. †Albireonidae Barnes 1984
Fm. †Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936
Fm. Monodontidae Gray 1821
Fm. †Odobenocetopsidae Muizon 1993
Fm. Phocoenidae Gray 1825 [porpoise]
Superfm. Inioidea de Muizon 1988
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Fm. Iniidae Gray 1846
Fm. Pontoporiidae Gray 1870
Superfm. Physeteroidea Gray 1868
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Fm. Kogiidae Miller 1923 [pygmy sperm whale]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
Superfm. Platanistoidea Simpson 1945
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Fm. †Dalpiazinidae Muizon 1988
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
Fm. †Squalodelphinidae Dal Piaz 1917
Fm. †Squalodontidae Brandt 1873
Fm. †Waipatiidae Fordyce 1994
Superfm. Ziphioidea Gray 1850
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Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
Invalid names: Agorophioidea Gingerich 2005 [empty], Lipotoidea de Muizon 1988 [empty]
Unr. Odontoceti Flower 1867 [toothed whale]
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Superfm. †Eurhinodelphinoidea Muizon 1988
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Fm. Eoplatanistidae Muizon 1988
Fm. †Eurhinodelphinidae Abel 1901