Xenorophidae
| Xenorophidae Temporal range: Oligocene
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| Skull of Xenorophus sloanii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Parvorder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | †Xenorophidae Uhen, 2008 |
| Genera | |
Xenorophidae is an extinct family of dolphin-like odontocetes (toothed whales) that lived in the Southeastern United States during the Oligocene. They were among the first major groups of odontocetes to diversify in the fossil record and are notable for their ability to echolocate.