Basilosaurinae

Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus.^[1] 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.^[2]

Basilosaurinae Temporal range: 41–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene – Late Eocene
Basilosaurus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Whippomorpha
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Basilosauridae
Subfamily:	†Basilosaurinae Miller, 1923
Genera
Basilosaurus Basiloterus

Classification

• Subfamily Basilosaurinae
  • Genus Basilosaurus
    • Basilosaurus cetoides
    • Basilosaurus isis
  • Genus Basiloterus
    • Basiloterus hussaini