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Basiloterus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Basilosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Basiloterus Gingerich et al.
1998Basiloterus Uhen
2001Basiloterus Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1
2002Basiloterus Uhen p. 79
2004Basiloterus Uhen p. 12
2004Basiloterus van Vliet p. 143
2008Basiloterus McLeod and Barnes p. 94
2009Basiloterus Uhen p. 93
2011Basiloterus Martinez-Cáceres and Muizon
2011Basiloterus Schouten p. 18
2013Basiloterus Goldin and Zvonok p. 255
2015Basiloterus Gao and Ni p. 156 figs. Table 1
2016Basiloterus Marx et al. p. 101
2017Basiloterus Berta p. 159
2017Basiloterus Martínez-Cáceres et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
familyBasilosauridae
genusBasiloterus

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.

G. †Basiloterus Gingerich et al. 1997
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Basiloterus hussaini Gingerich et al. 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Basilosaurus sp. (42641)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan (Punjab) B. hussaini (13064)