Basilosauridae
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| Basilosauridae Temporal range: Late Eocene |
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| Saghacetus osiris | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Archaeoceti |
| Family: | Basilosauridae Cope, 1868 |
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Basilosauridae is family of extinct cetaceans that lived in tropical seas during the late Eocene.
[edit] Taxonomy
- Family Basilosauridae
- Subfamily Basilosaurinae
- Genus Basilosaurus
- Genus Basiloterus
- Subfamily Dorudontinae
- Genus Ancalecetus
- Genus Chrysocetus
- Genus Cynthiacetus
- Genus Dorudon
- Genus Saghacetus
- Genus Zygorhiza
- Subfamily Kekenodontinae
- Genus Kekenodon
- Genus Phococetus
- Subfamily Stromeriinae
- Genus Stromerius[1]
- Subfamily Basilosaurinae
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Basilosaurus was the largest Basilosaurid.
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