Cetacean Taxonomy

 


Many different taxonomic schemes have been proposed for both Cetacea as a whole, and Archaeoceti as a suborder of Cetacea. Click on the links below to view taxonomies according to various researchers. Some cover all of Cetacea, others only portions of the group.


 

Taxonomic group Author(s) Instructions
Date published
Archaeoceti M. D. Uhen
2003
Archaeoceti
Paleobiology Database
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2006
Geisler and Sanders

2003
Cetacea
Paleobiology Database

2006
Mysticeti
Paleobiology Database
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2006
Odontoceti
Paleobiology Database
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2006

 


Last Updated on November 2, 2006