Eurhinodelphinidae Temporal range: 23.3–11.11 Ma Oligocene to Miocene |
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Macrodelphinus and Eurhinodelphis. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Superfamily: | †Eurhinodelphinoidea |
Family: | †Eurhinodelphinidae |
Genera | |
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Eurhinodelphinidae is an extinct family of toothed whales which lived from the Oligocene to the Miocene. Members of the family possessed an elongated jaw similar in appearance to a swordfish.