THESAURUS

Basilosaurus Thesaurus

Any species of several huge extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene, with two species B. isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).

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Related dictionary entries include basilosaurid, basilosaur, cetiosaur, zeuglodon, basilisk, zeuglodont.

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