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Odontocetes

Odontocetes, or literally toothed whales, form, together with the suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales), the order of Cetacea : whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.

Among cetaceans, only the odontocetes use ultrasound for echolocation.

Skull of a pink Amazonian dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), which shows the animal's dentition. © TJ CC by-nc-nd Skull of a pink Amazonian dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), which shows the animal's dentition. © TJ CC by-nc-nd

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