Basiloterus

Basiloterus is an extinct genus of late-Eocene primitive whale from the Drazinda Formation, Pakistan and possibly also the Barton Group (originally Barton Beds) of England.[1]

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 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.[1]

See also

• Evolution of cetaceans

References

1. Gingerich et al., 1997

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