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Cetacea (/ s ɪ ˈ t eɪ ʃ ə /; from Latin cetus 'whale', from Ancient Greek κῆτος 'huge fish, sea monster') [3] is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Cetacea is an infraorder that comprises the 94 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. ... Cetaceans are descended from land-dwelling hoofed mammals, ...
Cetacea (/ s ɪ ˈ t eɪ ʃ ə /; from Latin cetus 'whale', from Ancient Greek κῆτος () 'huge fish, sea monster') is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Species of the infraorder Cetacea A phylogenetic tree showing the relationships among cetacean families. [1]The evolution of cetaceans is thought to have begun in the Indian subcontinent from even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) 50 million years ago (mya) and to have proceeded over a period of at least 15 million years. [2]
Whales do not form a clade or order; the infraorder Cetacea includes dolphins and porpoises, which are not considered whales in the informal sense. [citation needed] The phylogenetic tree shows the relationships of whales and other mammals, with whale groups [citation needed] marked in green.
Cetaceans, from their scientific name Cetacea (from ancient Greek κῆτος / kêtos, "cetacean"), form an infra-order of aquatic mammals, classified in the order Artiodactyla, where their closest cousins are the hippopotamuses: like all mammals, they breathe air and nurse their young, despite their exclusive adaptation to the marine ...
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Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1] This list follows the Society's taxonomy regarding and subspecies.