Basilosaurinae

Basilosaurinae Temporal range: 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

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

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.