- (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are
small dolphin-like
cetaceans classified under the
family Phocoenidae.
Although similar in
appearance to dolphins, they are more
closely related...
- species. "Phocoena
Cuvier 1816 (porpoise)
Osteichthyes -
Delphinoidea -
Phocoenidae PaleoDB taxon number: 63542
Alternative spellings:
Delphinus (Phocaena)...
- individuals. The monodontids,
oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae) and
porpoises (
Phocoenidae)
together comprise the
Delphinoidea superfamily.
Genetic evidence suggests...
- The
Delphinidae are
characterized by
having distinct beaks (unlike the
Phocoenidae), two or more
fused cervical vertebrae and 20 or more
pairs of teeth...
- Cetotheriidae, Delphinidae, Iniidae, Kogiidae, Lipotidae, Monodontidae,
Phocoenidae, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, Pontoporiidae, Ziphiidae, and Hippopotamidae...
- (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) is a
species of
toothed whale in the
family Phocoenidae, the
porpoise family. It is
endemic to the
Yangtze River in China, making...
-
molecular analysis of
monodontid fossils indicates that they
separated from
Phocoenidae (porpoises)
around 10.82 to 20.12 mya, and they are
considered to be...
-
Marine mammals comprise over 130
living and
recently extinct species in
three taxonomic orders. The
Society for
Marine Mammalogy, an
international scientific...
- Pontoporiidae: La
Plata dolphin Delphinoidea Monodontidae:
Beluga and
narwhal Phocoenidae:
Porpoises Delphinidae:
Oceanic dolphins Below is the
general consensus...
- whales) have a
significant amount of wax ester,
whereas those of the
Phocoenidae (porpoises) and
Monodontidae (narwhals and
beluga whales)
contain little...
