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Basilosaurus

Basilosaurus (meaning "king lizard") is a genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene, approximately 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). First described in 1834, it was the first archaeocete and prehistoric whale known to science. Fossils attributed to the type species B. cetoides were discovered in the southeastern…

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related to Etymology · 26
Basilosaurus → Alabama, American Philosophical Society, Both, Bry, Clarke County, Comparing, Conybeare, Creagh, Egypt, Enalio-Sauri, Harlan, He, Iguanodon, Judge Henry Bry, Judge John Creagh, Louisiana, Many, Megalosaurus, Mosasaurus, Ouachita Parish
related to Paleoecology · 19
Basilosaurus → Based, Basiloterus, Carcharocles, Cynthiacetus, Dorudon, Eocene, Galeocerdo, Halodule, Isurus, It, Moeritherium, Otodus, Physogaleus, Protosiren, Puppigerus, Squatina, Striatolamia, Thalassia, Thalassodendron
related to In popular culture · 9
Basilosaurus → Alabama, American South, During, Eocene, However, In, Mississippi, The, This
related to Feeding · 8
Basilosaurus → Analyses, Dorudon, Heavy, It, Pycnodus, Scientists, The, Wadi Al Hitan
related to Classification · 7
Basilosaurus → Basilosauridae, Basilosaurinae, Below, Dorudon, Dorudontinae, These, Two
related to Spine and movement · 7
Basilosaurus → Alabama, Dorudon, Egypt, In, Kellogg, More, The
related to Extinction · 6
Basilosaurus → After, Archaeocetes, Eocene, Neocetes, Oligocene, The
related to Cranium · 2
Basilosaurus → The, They
related to Description · 2
Basilosaurus → Basiloterus, Pg
related to Wastebasket taxa · 1
Basilosaurus → Many

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species cetoides dorudon isis cetaceans vertebrae genus zeuglodon modern fossils skull found sea described large known based two owen one

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Megalosaurusinstance ofComparing his vertebra to those of large dinosaurs0.80text
Iguanodoninstance ofComparing his vertebra to those of large dinosaurs0.80text
Harlan concluded that his specimen was considerably largerinstance ofComparing his vertebra to those of large dinosaurs0.80text
the otodontid Otodus sokoloviinstance ofThe whale's skeleton also shows signs of scavenging by large sharks0.80text
though the study considered it possible that this shark was also part of the diet of Basilosaurus.Wastebasket taxaMany dubious species have been assigned to Basilosaurus in the past which have since been invalidated or were too incomplete to determine anything.Nomina dubiaA nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful applicationinstance ofThe whale's skeleton also shows signs of scavenging by large sharks0.80text
though the study considered it possible that this shark was also part of the diet of Basilosaurusinstance ofThe whale's skeleton also shows signs of scavenging by large sharks0.80text
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationBelow0.60section
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationTwo0.60section
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationBasilosauridae0.60section
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationBasilosaurinae0.60section
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationDorudontinae0.60section
Basilosaurusrelated to ClassificationThese0.60section

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