Dorudontinae
| Dorudontinae Temporal range: Late Eocene | |
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| Cynthiacetus skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | †Archaeoceti |
| Family: | †Basilosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Dorudontinae |
| Genera | |
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Dorudontinae are a group of extinct cetaceans that are related to Basilosaurus.[1]
It was declared an invalid subgroup of Basilosauridae by Uhen 2013.[1]
Classification
- Subfamily Dorudontinae
- Genus Ancalecetus
- Ancalecetus simonsi
- Genus Chrysocetus
- Chrysocetus healyorum
- Genus Cynthiacetus
- Cynthiacetus maxwelli
- Genus Dorudon
- Dorudon atrox
- Dorudon serratus
- Genus Masracetus
- Masracetus markgrafi
- Genus Pontogeneus?
- Pontogeneus brachyspondylus
- Genus Saghacetus
- Saghacetus osiris
- Genus Stromerius
- Stromerius nidensis
- Genus Zygorhiza
- Zygorhiza kochii
- Genus Ancalecetus
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Basilosauridae in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
References
- Uhen, Mark D. (2013). "A review of North American Basilosauridae". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin 31 (2): 1–45.
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