- porpoises, and all
other whales possessing teeth, such as the
beaked whales and
sperm whales. 73
species of
toothed whales are described. They are one...
- The strap-
toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon layardii), also
known as Layard's
beaked whale, is one of the
largest members of the
mesoplodont genus, growing...
- The spade-
toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is a very little-known species, the
rarest species of
beaked whale. It was
first named from a
partial jaw...
- 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...
-
about 54
million years ago. The two
parvorders of
whales,
baleen whales (Mysticeti) and
toothed whales (Odontoceti), are
thought to have had
their last...
-
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...
-
ungulates (Artiodactyla).
Baleen whales split from
toothed whales (Odontoceti)
around 34
million years ago.
Baleen whales range in size from the 6 m (20 ft)...
- 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...
- "thick
toothed". In 1846,
zoologist John
Edward Gray put the
false killer whale in the
genus Orcinus,
which had been
known as the
killer whale (Orcinus...
- The orca (Orcinus orca), or
killer whale, is a
toothed whale that is the
largest member of the
oceanic dolphin family. It is the only
extant species in...