basilosaurus

Noun

Meaning

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basilosaurus (plural basilosauruses)

Any species of several very large extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene. the two species in the genus B.isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).

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Synonyms

megatherium smilodon deinotherium plesiosauria squalodon hyracotherium glyptodon ichthyosauria zeuglodon

Examples

Development Ancestors The direct ancestors of today's cetaceans are probably found within the Dorudontidae whose most famous member, Dorudon atrox, lived at the same time as Basilosaurus. Source: Internet

Basilosaurus (a whale, despite the name) The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago. Source: Internet

Basilosaurus The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago. Source: Internet

Mammals like Andrewsarchus were now at the top of the food-chain and sharks were replaced by whales such as Basilosaurus as rulers of the seas. Source: Internet

The authors suggest Basilosaurus as a candidate, or possibly Remingtoncetids. Source: Internet

The Wadi Al-Hitan ("Whale Valley") in Egypt contains numerous skeletons of Basilosaurus, as well as other marine vertebrates. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

basilophorous basilosaur basilosaurid basilweed basimglurant basin