Basilosauridae Fossil range: Late Eocene
Basilosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Archaeoceti Family: Basilosauridae Cope, 1868
Genera
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Basilosauridae is family of extinct cetaceans lived in tropical seas during the late Eocene. The Eocene epoch (558 ± 02 - 339 ± 01 Ma) is a major division of the Geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The Order Cetacea (sɪˈteɪʃiə L cetus, whale includes Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Cetus is Archaeocetes, or " ancient whales " are a Paraphyletic group of Cetaceans that gave rise to the modern cetaceans In Biological classification, family ( Latin The Order Cetacea (sɪˈteɪʃiə L cetus, whale includes Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Cetus is The Eocene epoch (558 ± 02 - 339 ± 01 Ma) is a major division of the Geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in

Taxonomy

• Family Basilosauridae
  • Subfamily Basilosaurinae
    • Genus Basilosaurus
    • Genus Basiloterus
  • Subfamily Dorudontinae
    • Genus Ancalecetus
    • Genus Chrysocetus
    • Genus Cynthiacetus
    • Genus Dorudon
    • Genus Zygorhiza
  • Subfamily Kekenodontinae
    • Genus Kekenodon
    • Genus Phococetus

See also

• Evolution of cetaceans

This prehistoric mammal-related article is a stub. Basilosaurus ("King Lizard" is a Genus of Cetacean that lived from 40 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene. Dorudon was a genus of ancient Cetacean that lived alongside Basilosaurus 41 to 33 million years ago in the Eocene. Zygorhiza kochii ("Koch's Yoke-Root" is an extinct species of Cetacean. The Cetaceans ( Whales Dolphins and Porpoises are descendants of land-living Mammals Their terrestrial origins are specifically indicated Prehistoric mammals are groups of Mammals that lived before humans developed Writing. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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