†family Kentriodontidae Slijper 1936 (toothed whale)
PaleoDB taxon number: 42938
Full reference: E. J. Slijper. 1936. Die Cetaceen. Capita Zoologica 7:1-590
Parent taxon: Delphinida according to C. Peredo et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Anacharsis, Atocetus, Delphinavus, Delphinoidea, Hadrodelphis, Inioidea, Liolithax, Lipotidae, Lipotoidea, Lophocetus, Macrokentriodon, Miodelphis, Monodontoidae, Pithanodelphis, Platylithax, Tagicetus
Subtaxa: Heterodelphis, Kampholophinae, Kampholophos, Kentriodon, Kentriodontinae, Lamprolithax, Lophocetinae, Microphocaena, Pithanodelphininae, Portheus patagonicus, Rudicetus, Wimahl
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore