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There are two genera of sperm whale (Physeter and Kogia). Some authors consider them to belong in the same family (Physeteridae), others put Kogia in a separate family, Kogiidae. I chose the first option (very much arbitrarily, I confess :-) and hence I removed the indication that there is only one species in family Physeteridae. The alternative would have been to add Kogiidae to the list (which is surely perfectly fine, but heck one has to choose one way or the other). Tjunier 09:49, 2004 Mar 10 (UTC)
I have edited Sotalia (the Template:Sotalia taxonomy) to include the species Sotalia guianensis Costero. If you click on the edit tab of Sotalia you will see this edit, however Sotalia guianensis is not appearing in the taxonomic listing. Does somebody know why, and can they fix it and/or let me know how to fix this. For justification, look at the Tucuxi and Costero pages. Killidude ( talk) 11:05, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
I am interested as to the usage of templates for the taxonomy section of the article. Unless one knows how to edit the templates it becomes very hard to make usefull additions and corrections. for example while this is the main article for Odontoceti there is no mention at all any extinct members of the family. I was going to add family Kentriodontidae to the taxonomy but I have no idea what to do to add it. I would also not this is the only wiki article which I have come across which uses this format. -- Kevmin ( talk) 22:00, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Here are the families of extinct Odontoceti, per The paleobioloy Database and including
incertae sedis taxa, which are missing from the taxonomy section.
Infraorder
Delphinida
Infraorder Eurhinodelphinida
Infraorder Physeterida
Infraorder Platanistida (sny. Squaloceti)
Infraorder incertae sedis
Some of the genera have articles, most of those are stubs to "one liners", and with the exception of Ziphiidae (in part, I think) none are mentioned in relation to the related taxa or in the taxonomy section here at Odontoceti -- Kevmin ( talk) 03:51, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
If anyone knows, please add to article.
Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.231.2.183 ( talk) 19:59, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
The article says 'The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form a suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, orca, dolphins, and others.' but Orca are dolphins, so why are they listed separately? Also, does the classification of 'toothed whale' mean that dolphins are whales?-- 90.216.59.168 ( talk) 04:57, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
They have a "melon" in their heads? Really? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.44.9.54 ( talk) 13:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
The sentence "Toothed whales' brains have a poor connection between the two hemispheres and an organ called a melon on their heads is used as a lens to focus sound" appears to imply a link between the poor connection and the melon organ. 2.27.105.152 ( talk) 20:12, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Term not mentioned in article. Is it an obsolete synonym? 109.157.79.50 ( talk) 00:48, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
The taxonomy section should include information on the group's classification history (Aristotle recoginzed tooth whales vs baleen whales) and its evolution. There should also be some pictures sprinkled throughout the species list so it doesn't look so dry. LittleJerry ( talk) 22:57, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
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Once again, I have to question an article with no, or almost no, cited sources. I've caught other pages attempting to create terms out of whole cloth.
When I look online for terms of "toothed whale", the few sources I see have no references of their own, or ultimately SITE THIS PAGE.
That forms a kind of circular knowledge dependency, which is dangerous in encyclopedia land. Tgm1024 ( talk) 15:47, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
I plan on adding to the life cycle section to talk about the presence of post-reproductive life history strategies in 4 species of odontocetes (Killer whales, short-finned pilot whales, beluga whales, and narwhals). You can find the article here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31047-8 and a supporting article here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534798013263. My goal is to include the importance of older female assistance in raising calves-- Hgthacker ( talk) 19:43, 19 November 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hgthacker ( talk • contribs) 19:38, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
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There are two genera of sperm whale (Physeter and Kogia). Some authors consider them to belong in the same family (Physeteridae), others put Kogia in a separate family, Kogiidae. I chose the first option (very much arbitrarily, I confess :-) and hence I removed the indication that there is only one species in family Physeteridae. The alternative would have been to add Kogiidae to the list (which is surely perfectly fine, but heck one has to choose one way or the other). Tjunier 09:49, 2004 Mar 10 (UTC)
I have edited Sotalia (the Template:Sotalia taxonomy) to include the species Sotalia guianensis Costero. If you click on the edit tab of Sotalia you will see this edit, however Sotalia guianensis is not appearing in the taxonomic listing. Does somebody know why, and can they fix it and/or let me know how to fix this. For justification, look at the Tucuxi and Costero pages. Killidude ( talk) 11:05, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
I am interested as to the usage of templates for the taxonomy section of the article. Unless one knows how to edit the templates it becomes very hard to make usefull additions and corrections. for example while this is the main article for Odontoceti there is no mention at all any extinct members of the family. I was going to add family Kentriodontidae to the taxonomy but I have no idea what to do to add it. I would also not this is the only wiki article which I have come across which uses this format. -- Kevmin ( talk) 22:00, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Here are the families of extinct Odontoceti, per The paleobioloy Database and including
incertae sedis taxa, which are missing from the taxonomy section.
Infraorder
Delphinida
Infraorder Eurhinodelphinida
Infraorder Physeterida
Infraorder Platanistida (sny. Squaloceti)
Infraorder incertae sedis
Some of the genera have articles, most of those are stubs to "one liners", and with the exception of Ziphiidae (in part, I think) none are mentioned in relation to the related taxa or in the taxonomy section here at Odontoceti -- Kevmin ( talk) 03:51, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
If anyone knows, please add to article.
Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.231.2.183 ( talk) 19:59, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
The article says 'The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form a suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, orca, dolphins, and others.' but Orca are dolphins, so why are they listed separately? Also, does the classification of 'toothed whale' mean that dolphins are whales?-- 90.216.59.168 ( talk) 04:57, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
They have a "melon" in their heads? Really? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.44.9.54 ( talk) 13:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
The sentence "Toothed whales' brains have a poor connection between the two hemispheres and an organ called a melon on their heads is used as a lens to focus sound" appears to imply a link between the poor connection and the melon organ. 2.27.105.152 ( talk) 20:12, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Term not mentioned in article. Is it an obsolete synonym? 109.157.79.50 ( talk) 00:48, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
The taxonomy section should include information on the group's classification history (Aristotle recoginzed tooth whales vs baleen whales) and its evolution. There should also be some pictures sprinkled throughout the species list so it doesn't look so dry. LittleJerry ( talk) 22:57, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
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Once again, I have to question an article with no, or almost no, cited sources. I've caught other pages attempting to create terms out of whole cloth.
When I look online for terms of "toothed whale", the few sources I see have no references of their own, or ultimately SITE THIS PAGE.
That forms a kind of circular knowledge dependency, which is dangerous in encyclopedia land. Tgm1024 ( talk) 15:47, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
I plan on adding to the life cycle section to talk about the presence of post-reproductive life history strategies in 4 species of odontocetes (Killer whales, short-finned pilot whales, beluga whales, and narwhals). You can find the article here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31047-8 and a supporting article here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534798013263. My goal is to include the importance of older female assistance in raising calves-- Hgthacker ( talk) 19:43, 19 November 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hgthacker ( talk • contribs) 19:38, 19 November 2019 (UTC)