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Basiloterus hussaini
Taxonomy
Basiloterus hussaini was named by Gingerich et al. (1997). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 3190, a set of vertebrae (two lumbar vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bari Nadi 3, which is in a Bartonian coastal shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.
It was recombined as Basilosaurus hussaini by Uhen (2002); it was considered a nomen dubium by Uhen (2013).
It was recombined as Basilosaurus hussaini by Uhen (2002); it was considered a nomen dubium by Uhen (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Basiloterus hussaini Gingerich et al. p. 62 figs. Fig. 5 |
| 2001 | Basiloterus hussaini Thewissen et al. p. 351 figs. Table 1 |
| 2002 | Basilosaurus hussaini Uhen p. 79 |
| 2004 | Basiloterus hussaini Uhen p. 12 |
| 2004 | Basiloterus hussaini van Vliet p. 143 |
| 2008 | Basiloterus hussaini McLeod and Barnes p. 94 |
| 2009 | Basiloterus hussaini Uhen p. 93 |
| 2011 | Basiloterus hussaini Schouten p. 18 |
| 2013 | Basiloterus hussaini Goldin and Zvonok p. 263 |
| 2018 | Basiloterus hussaini Uhen |
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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.
†Basiloterus hussaini Gingerich et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available