Dorudontinae
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Dourdontinae are a group of extinct cetaceans that are related to Basilosaurus
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Basilosaurus
Basilosaurus is a genus of cetacean that lived from in the Late Eocene. Its fossilized remains were first discovered in the southern United States . The American fossils were initially believed to be some sort of reptile, hence the suffix -"saurus", but later found to be a marine mammal...
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Classification
- Subfamily Dorudontinae
- Genus AncalecetusAncalecetusAncalecetus is an extinct genus of whale....
- Ancalecetus simonsi
- Genus ChrysocetusChrysocetusChrysocetus is an genus of extinct whale....
- Chrysocetus healyorum
- Genus CynthiacetusCynthiacetusCynthiacetus is an extinct genus of cetacean archaeocete, belonging to the family Basilosauridae. Lived during the Upper Eocene 38 million years ago. Was found in the southeastern United States, Egypt and Peru. Its skull was similar in size and morphology to Basilosaurus, but unlike it had no...
- Cynthiacetus maxwelli
- Genus DorudonDorudonDorudon was a genus of ancient cetacean that lived alongside Basilosaurus 41 to 33 million years ago, in the Eocene. They were about five meters long and were most likely carnivorous, feeding on small fish and mollusks. Dorudontines lived in warm seas around the world...
- Dorudon atrox
- Dorudon serratus
- Genus Masracetus
- Masracetus markgrafi
- Genus SaghacetusSaghacetusSaghacetus is a extinct genus of cetacean archaeocete, belonging to the family Basilosauridae. Existed during the Upper Eocene in Egypt....
- Saghacetus osiris
- Genus Stromerius
- Stromerius nidensis
- Genus ZygorhizaZygorhizaZygorhiza kochii is an extinct species of cetacean.Zygorhiza was a smaller, less elongated, 6 m long relative of the famous Basilosaurus. Its bodily proportions were similar to those of modern whales, although, unlike modern species, it had a distinct neck, and flippers which could be moved at...
- Zygorhiza kochii
- Genus Ancalecetus