Archaeoceti
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Archaeoceti, or Zeuglodontes in older literature, is an obsolete paraphyletic group of primitive cetaceans that lived from the Early Eocene to the late Oligocene. Representing the earliest cetacean ra
Cynthiacetus and Ambulocetus
Ambulocetus, an ambulocetid (drawing showing preserved fossil remains).
Kutchicetus, a remingtonocetid.
Maiacetus, a protocetid.
Basilosaurus
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Basilosaurus is a genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene, approximately 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago. First described in 1834, it was the first archaeocete and
Archaeoceti
…2001) Rodhocetus (Gingerich et al. 1994) Takracetus (Gingerich, Arif & Clyde 1995) Togocetus (Gingerich & Cappetta 2014) Basilosauridae Basilosaurinae Basilosaurus (Harlan 1834) Basiloterus (Gingerich et al. 1997) Eocetus (Fraas 1904) Dorudontinae Ancalecetus (Gingerich & Uhen 1996) Basilotritus (Goldin & Zvonok…
Basilosaurus cetoides
Outdated restoration of Basilosaurus by Charles R. Knight from 1907 showing a serpent-like body-plan
Skeleton of B. isis at Wadi El Hitan
Basilosaurus isis fossil, Nantes History Museum in France