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Platanistidae

mammal family

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  • Dolphins (family Delphinidae) and river dolphin (family Platanistidae).
    In dolphin: Paleontology and classification

    Family Platanistidae (river dolphins)2 species in 1 genus inhabiting rivers and coasts of the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers.Family Iniidae (South American river dolphins)5 species in 3 genera inhabiting rivers and coasts of eastern South America and China. The

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  • species of whales
    In cetacean: Annotated taxonomy

    Family Platanistidae (Indian river dolphins)2 species in 1 genus. Snout long and slender; neck vertebrae all free. Flippers short and broad, sternum well developed. Adult length 1.5–2.5 metres. Found in the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra rivers of the Indian subcontinent. About 10 fossil genera. Lower…

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