Basiloterus

Basiloterus Temporal range: Bartonian ~41–38 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Basilosauridae
Genus:	†Basiloterus
Species:	†B. husseini
Binomial name
†Basiloterus husseini Gingerich et al., 1997
Synonyms
Basilosaurus drazindai? Gingerich et al., 1997 [possibly also a synonym of Eocetus]

Basiloterus is an extinct genus of late-Eocene primitive whale from the , Pakistan and possibly also the Barton Group (originally Barton Beds) of England.^[1]

Basiloterus husseini is the closest known relative of Basilosaurus, but was not as large or elongated. The holotype is known from partial post cranial remains including two lumbar vertebrae.^[1]

See also[]

Wikispecies has information related to Basiloterus.

• Evolution of cetaceans

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Gingerich, Philip D.; M. Arif; M. Akram Bhatti; M. Anwar, and William J. Sanders. 1997. Basilosaurus drazindai and Basiloterus hussaini, New Archaeoceti (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Drazinda Formation, with a Revised Interpretation of Ages of Whale-Bearing Strata in the Kirthar Group of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). 30. 55–81. hdl:2027.42/48652 OCLC 742731913

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