Basilosaurinae

Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus.^[1] They were characterized by elongated distal thoracic vertebrae, lumbar, and proximal sacrococcygeal. All known members of the subfamily are larger than their relatives of the Dorudontinae subfamily except Cynthiacetus.^[2]

Basilosaurinae Temporal range: 41–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene – Late Eocene
Basilosaurus skeleton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Basilosauridae
Subfamily:	†Basilosaurinae Miller, 1923
Genera
Basilosaurus Basiloterus

Classification

• Subfamily Basilosaurinae
  • Genus Basilosaurus
    • Basilosaurus cetoides
    • Basilosaurus isis
  • Genus Basiloterus
    • Basiloterus hussaini

Notes

1. Basilosauridae in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
2. Uhen 2008

References

• Uhen, Mark D. (2008). "Basilosaurids". In Perrin, William F.; Wursig, Bernd; Thewissen, J.G.M. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (2 ed.). Academic Press. pp. 91–4. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9.
• Uhen, Mark D. (2013). "A review of North American Basilosauridae". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 31 (2): 1–45.