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CETACEA: EARLY ANCESTORS OF THE WHALES AND MODERN DAY BALEEN WHALES

This page features a list of Archaeoceti (early ancestors of whales) and traces the lineage of the mighty baleen whales.

 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Pakicetidae
†Pakicetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Pakicetidae
†Nalacetus ratimitus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Pakicetidae
†Ichthyolestes pinfoldi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Ambulocetidae
†Ambulocetus natans
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Ambulocetidae
†Gandakasia potens
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Ambulocetidae
†Himalayacetus subathuensis
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Remingtonocetidae
†Andrewsiphius spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Remingtonocetidae
†Attockicetus praecursor
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Remingtonocetidae
†Dalanistes ahmedi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Remingtonocetidae
†Kutchicetus minimus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Remingtonocetidae
†Remingtonocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Aegicetus gehennae
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Babiacetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Carolinacetus gingerichi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Georgiacetus vogtlensis
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Natchitochia jonesi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Pappocetus lugardi
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Georgiacetinae
†Pontobasileus tuberculatus
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Makaracetinae
†Makaracetus bidens
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Aegyptocetus tarfa
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Artiocetus clavis
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Crenatocetus rayi
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Dhedacetus hyaeni
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Gaviacetus razai
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Indocetus ramani
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Maiacetus inuus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Peregocetus pacificus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Protocetus atavus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Qaisracetus arifi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Rodhocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Protocetidae | Protocetinae
†Togocetus traversei
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Basilosaurinae
†Basilosaurus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Basilosaurinae
†Basiloterus husseini
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Basilosaurinae
†Eocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Basilosaurinae
†Platyosphys spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Ancalecetus simonsi
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Basilotritus spp.
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Chrysocetus spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Cynthiacetus spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Dorudon spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Masracetus markgrafi
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Ocucajea picklingi
 
Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Pontogeneus priscus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Saghacetus spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Stromerius nidensis
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Supayacetus muizoni
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Tutcetus rayanensis
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Dorudontinae
†Zygorhiza kochii
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Pachycetinae
†Antaecetus aithai
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Pachycetinae
†Pachycetus spp.
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Basilosauridae | Pachycetinae
†Perucetus colossus
 
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Cetacea | Archaeoceti | Kekenodontidae
†Kekenodon onamata
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti
†Coronodon havensteini
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Llanocetidae
†Llanocetus denticrenatus
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Llanocetidae
†Mystacodon selenensis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Mammalodontidae
†Janjucetus hunderi
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Mammalodontidae
†Mammalodon spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Aetiocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Ashorocetus eguchii
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Chonecetus sookensis
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Fucaia spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Morawanocetus yabukii
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Salishicetus meadi
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Aetiocetidae
†Willungacetus aldingensis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Cetotheriopsidae
†Cetotheriopsis lintianus
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Eomysticetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Matapanui waihao
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Tohoraata spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Tokarahia spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Waharoa ruwhenua
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Eomysticetidae
†Yamatocetus canaliculatus
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Eomysticetoidea | Agalocetidae
†Agalocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Balaenella brachyrhynchus
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Balaenula spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Balaenotus insignis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Idiocetus guicciardinii
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Morenocetus parvus
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
†Peripolocetus vexillifer
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus
bowhead whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
Eubalaena glacialis
North Atlantic right whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
Eubalaena japonica
North Pacific right whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenidae
Eubalaena australis
southern right whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae
†Cephalotropis coronatus
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae
†Joumocetus shimizui
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Brandtocetus chongulek
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Cetotherium spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Ciuciulea davidi
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Eucetotherium helmersonii
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Kurdalagonus mchedlidzei
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Mithridatocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Vampalus sayasanicus
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Cetotheriinae
†Zygiocetus nartorum
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Herpetocetinae
†Herentalia nigra
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Herpetocetinae
†Herpetocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Herpetocetinae
†Metopocetus spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Herpetocetinae
†Nannocetus eremus
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Cetotheriidae | Herpetocetinae
†Piscobalaena nana
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Tranatocetidae
†Tranatocetus argillarius
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Neobalaenidae
†Miocaperea pulchra
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Neobalaenidae
Caperea marginata
pygmy right whale
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Pelocetidae
†Cophocetus oregonensis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Pelocetidae
†Parietobalaena spp.
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Pelocetidae
†Pelocetus calvertensis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Eschrichtioides gastaldii
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Eschrichtius akishimaensis
Akishima whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Eschrichtius robustus
gray whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Archaebalaenoptera spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Cetotheriophanes capellinii
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Diunatans luctoretemergo
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Incakujira anillodefuego
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Miobalaenoptera numataensis
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Parabalaenoptera baulinensis
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Plesiobalaenoptera quarantellii
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Plesiocetus spp.
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Protororqualus cuverii
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Megaptera novaeangliae
humpback whale
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Balaenoptera* ryani
 
Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Balaenoptera bertae
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
†Balaenoptera siberi
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Antarctic minke whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common minke whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera omurai
Omura's whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera physalus
fin whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera musculus
blue whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera brydei
Bryde's whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera edeni
Eden's whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera borealis
sei whale
 
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Cetacea | Neoceti | Mysticeti | Kinetomenta | Chaeomysticeti | Balaenoidea | Balaenopteroidea | Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera ricei
Rice's whale
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