Waipatiidae
Introduction '''Waipatiidae''' is an extinct family of odontocetes currently known from the Oligocene of the Pacific Ocean and possibly Europe and the Caucasus.
Taxonomy Waipatiidae was coined by Fordyce (1994) to include his new taxon ''Waipatia'', and he also considered the genera ''Microcetus'', ''Sachalinocetus'', and ''Sulakocetus'' to be possible waipatiids. The taxon ''"Prosqualodon" marplesi'' was recognized in the 2010s as a being a member of Waipatiidae and given its own genus, ''Otekaikea''.
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