Basilosaurinae
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Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus. 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.
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- Basilosauridae
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- Basilosaurus skeleton.jpg
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- subfamily
- taxon name
- Basilosaurinae
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Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus. 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.
== Classification == Subfamily Basilosaurinae Genus Basilosaurus Basilosaurus cetoides Basilosaurus isis Genus Basiloterus Basiloterus hussaini
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