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Definition of Delphinoidea

Delphinoidea
Delphinoidea Del`phi*noi"de*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.

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- Delphinoidea is the largest group of toothed whales, including 66 genera in 6 families. The largest living member of the superfamily is the orca, which...
- Michael J. (1 May 2000). "Molecular phylogenetic examination of the Delphinoidea trichotomy: congruent evidence from three nuclear loci indicates that...
- dolphins (Delphinidae) and porpoises (Phocoenidae) together comprise the Delphinoidea superfamily. Genetic evidence suggests the porpoises are more closely...
- whale and pilot whale). Delphinidae is a family within the superfamily Delphinoidea, which also includes the porpoises (Phocoenidae) and the Monodontidae...
- 1990s showed that the former three taxa are more closely related to Delphinoidea than to the South Asian river dolphin. The extinct odontocete families...
- Artiodactyla Infraorder Cetacea Parvorder Odontoceti toothed whales Superfamily Delphinoidea Family Phocoenidae – porpoises Genus †Haborophocoena H. toyoshimai Genus...
- four extant species. "Phocoena Cuvier 1816 (porpoise) Osteichthyes - Delphinoidea - Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542 Alternative spellings: Delphinus...
- encephalization quotient) in some members of the odontocete superfamily Delphinoidea (dolphins, porpoises, belugas, and narwhals) is greater than modern humans...
- Espírito Santo, Brazil, to the south. Suborder Odontoceti Superfamily Delphinoidea Family Delphinidae Genus Sotalia Species Sotalia fluviatilis, tucuxi...
- common ancestor between 25 and 34 million years ago The superfamily Delphinoidea (which contains monodontids, dolphins and porpoises) split from other...