Basiloterus
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| Basiloterus Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Basilosauridae |
| Genus: | †Basiloterus |
| Species: | †B. husseini
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| Binomial name | |
| †Basiloterus husseini | |
Basiloterus husseini was a late-Eocene primitive whale.
Fossil finds
Basiloterus husseini is the closest known relative of Basilosaurus, but was not as large or elongated. B. husseini is found in late-Eocene strata of Pakistan.
See also
References
- Gingerich, Philip D; Arif, M; Bhatti, M Akram; Anwar, M; Sanders, William J (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 (2): 55–81. OCLC 742731913.
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