- dolphins, porpoises, and all
other whales with teeth, such as
beaked whales and the
sperm whales. 73
species of
toothed whales are described. They are one of...
- The spade-
toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is the
rarest species of
beaked whale. Only six
confirmed specimens have ever been found, over the timespan...
- The strap-
toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon layardii), also
known as Layard's
beaked whale, is one of the
largest members of the
Mesoplodon genus, growing...
-
Mesoplodont whales are 16
species of
toothed whale in the
genus Mesoplodon,
making it the
largest genus in the
cetacean order. Two
species were described...
- The ginkgo-
toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is a
poorly known species of
whale even for a
beaked whale, and was
named for the
unusual shape...
- melon-headed
whale (Peponocephala electra), also
known less
commonly as the
electra dolphin,
little killer whale, or many-
toothed blackfish, is a
toothed whale of...
-
about 54
million years ago. The two
parvorders of
whales,
baleen whales (Mysticeti) and
toothed whales (Odontoceti), are
thought to have had
their last...
- The
sperm whale or
cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) is the
largest of the
toothed whales and the
largest toothed predator. It is the only
living member...
-
beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), also
known as the
northern giant bottlenose whale,
North Pacific bottlenose whale,
giant four-
toothed whale, northern...
- two
modern parvorders of
cetaceans –
Mysticeti (baleen
whales) and
Odontoceti (
toothed whales) – are
thought to have
separated from each
other around...
