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New page: =Cetaceans= '''Cetaceans''' are members of the scientific order ''Cetacea'', which encompasses all dolphins, porpoises, and whales. ==Classification== A...
=Cetaceans=
'''Cetaceans''' are members of the scientific order ''Cetacea'', which encompasses all [[Dolphin|dolphins]], [[Porpoise|porpoises]], and [[Whale|whales]].
==Classification==
All cetaceans are [[Mammals|mammals]] and fall into two distinct sub-orders; [[Odontoceti|Odontoceti]] (toothed) and [[Mysticeti|Mysticeti]] (toothless). From here they are further divided into families:
*Odontoceti
***[[Delphinidae]]
***[[Monodontidae]]
***[[Phocoenidae]]
***[[Physeteridae]]
***[[Kogiidae]]
***[[Ziphidae]]
**Superfamily [[Platanistoidea]]
***[[Iniidae]]
***[[Lipotidae]]
***[[Platanistidae]]
***[[Pontoporiidae]]
*Mysticeti
**[[Balaenidae]]
**[[Balaenopteridae]]
**[[Eschrichtiidae]]
**[[Neobalaenidae]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Marine_mammals]]
'''Cetaceans''' are members of the scientific order ''Cetacea'', which encompasses all [[Dolphin|dolphins]], [[Porpoise|porpoises]], and [[Whale|whales]].
==Classification==
All cetaceans are [[Mammals|mammals]] and fall into two distinct sub-orders; [[Odontoceti|Odontoceti]] (toothed) and [[Mysticeti|Mysticeti]] (toothless). From here they are further divided into families:
*Odontoceti
***[[Delphinidae]]
***[[Monodontidae]]
***[[Phocoenidae]]
***[[Physeteridae]]
***[[Kogiidae]]
***[[Ziphidae]]
**Superfamily [[Platanistoidea]]
***[[Iniidae]]
***[[Lipotidae]]
***[[Platanistidae]]
***[[Pontoporiidae]]
*Mysticeti
**[[Balaenidae]]
**[[Balaenopteridae]]
**[[Eschrichtiidae]]
**[[Neobalaenidae]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Marine_mammals]]