Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus.. Retrieved July 2013. They were characterized by elongated distal thoracic vertebrae, lumbar, and proximal sacrococcygeal. All known members of the subfamily are larger than their relatives of the Dorudontinae subfamily except Cynthiacetus.
Classification Subfamily Basilosaurinae Genus Basilosaurus Basilosaurus cetoides Basilosaurus isis Genus Basiloterus Basiloterus hussaini
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