Basiloterus
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| Basiloterus Temporal range: Late Eocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Basilosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Basilosaurinae |
| Genus: | Basiloterus |
| Binomial name | |
| B. husseini Gingerich et al. 1997 | |
Basiloterus husseini was a late Eocene primitive whale. As with all other members of Basilosauridae, it was a hypercarnivorous predator.
Fossil finds
Basiloterus husseini is the closest known relative of Basilosaurus, but was not as large or elongated. B. husseini is found in late Eocene strata of Pakistan.
See also
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References
- Gingerich, Philip D; Arif, M; Bhatti, M Akram; Anwar, M; Sanders, William J (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)". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30 (2): 55–81. OCLC 742731913.
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