Basilosauridae

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Cetartiodactyla
Ordo: Cetacea
Taxon: †"Archaeoceti"
Familia: Basilosauridae
Genera: Ancalecetus - Basilosaurus - Basiloterus - Chrysocetus - Cynthiacetus - Dorudon - Masracetus - Saghacetus - Stromerius - Zygorhiza

Name

• Basilosauridae Cope, 1868

Synonyms

• Hydrarchidae Bonaparte, 1850
• Stegorhinidae Brandt, 1873
• Zeuglodontidae Bonaparte, 1849

References

• Cope, E.D. 1868. An addition to the vertebrate fauna of the Miocene period, with a synopsis of the extinct Cetacea of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19 (4): 138-157.

Vernacular names

日本語: バシロサウルス科
中文: 龍王鯨科

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