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Basilosaurinae (disused)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Basilosaurinae Miller
1936Zeuglodontinae Slijper p. 540
1985Basilosaurinae Barnes et al. p. 25
1994Basilosaurinae Fordyce and Barnes p. 428 figs. Table 1
1995Basilosaurinae Fordyce et al. p. 379
1997Basilosaurinae McKenna and Bell p. 369
2001Basilosaurinae Fordyce and de Muizon p. 176
2002Basilosaurinae Uhen p. 79
2004Basilosaurinae Uhen p. 12
2004Basilosaurinae van Vliet p. 143
2006Basilosaurinae Bouetel and Muizon p. 383
2007Basilosaurinae Bianucci and Landini p. 45 figs. Table 2.1
2008Basilosaurinae McLeod and Barnes p. 94
2008Basilosaurinae Uhen p. 561
2009Basilosaurinae Fordyce and Roberts p. 553
2009Basilosaurinae Uhen p. 93
2013Basilosaurinae El-kheir et al. p. 462
2015Basilosaurinae Gao and Ni p. 156 figs. Table 1
2019Basilosaurinae Mahdy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
familyBasilosauridae
subfamilyBasilosaurinae
subfamilyBasilosaurinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Basilosaurinae Miller 1923
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Invalid names: Zeuglodontinae Slijper 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. D. Uhen 2004Basilosaurinae have all of the characters that distinguish Basilosauridae from other archaeocetes and in addition have greatly elongated posterior thoracic, lumbar, and anterior caudal vertebrae.
M. D. Uhen 2008Basilosaurinae have all of the characters that distinguish Basilosauridae from other archaeocetes and in addition have greatly elongated posterior thoracic, lumbar, and anterior caudal vertebrae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:19:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:18
Source: o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Kaiatan or 42.60000 to 36.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian - Kaiatan42.6 - 36.7New Zealand (South Canterbury) Archaeoceti indet. (79346)