Basiloterus

Basiloterus Temporal range: Bartonian ~41–38 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Basilosauridae
Genus:	†Basiloterus
Species:	†B. husseini
Binomial name
†Basiloterus husseini Gingerich et al., 1997
Synonyms
Basilosaurus drazindai? Gingerich et al., 1997 [possibly also a synonym of Eocetus]

Basiloterus is an extinct genus of alate-Eocene primitive whale from the Drazinda Formation, Pakistan and possibly also the Barton Group (originally Barton Beds) of England.

Basiloterus husseini is the closest known relative of Basilosaurus, but was not as large or elongated. The holotype is known from partial post cranial remains including two lumbar vertebrae.

See also

• Evolution of cetaceans

References

Bibliography

• Gingerich, Philip D.; M. Arif; M. Akram Bhatti; M. Anwar, and William J. Sanders. 1997. Basilosaurus drazindai and Basiloterus hussaini, New Archaeoceti (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene Drazinda Formation, with a Revised Interpretation of Ages of Whale-Bearing Strata in the Kirthar Group of the Sulaiman Range, Punjab (Pakistan). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30. 55–81. hdl:2027.42/48652 OCLC 742731913