Basilosaurinae
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| Basilosaurinae Temporal range: Eocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Eutheria |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Archaeoceti |
| Family: | Basilosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Basilosaurinae Miller, 1923 |
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Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus.[1] 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]
[edit] Clasification
- Subamily Basilosaurinae
- Genus Basilosaurus
- Basilosaurus cetoides
- Basilosaurus drazindai
- Basilosaurus isis
- Genus Basiloterus
- Basiloterus hussaini
- Genus Basilosaurus
[edit] References
- ^ "Basilosaurinae" (in inglés). The Paleobioly Database. http://www.paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=53162. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Uhen, Mark D. (2008). "Basilosaurids". In Perrin, William F.; Wursig, Bernd; J.; Thewissen, G.M. (2 ed.). Academic Press. pp. 91–94. ISBN 9780123735539. http://books.google.com/books?id=2rkHQpToi9sC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=Basilosaurus+Encyclopedia+of+Marine+Mammal&source=bl&ots=hDexHz79uu&sig=QLWIfHUlI8fEoZ75qDm_Rfa9cp8&hl=es&ei=1GGrTauAO4HogQfyqeDzBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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