Basilosauridae
Translingual
Etymology
From †Basilosaurus + -idae.
Proper noun
†Basilosauridae
- A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – extinct whales from the middle to late Eocene, considered a paraphyletic stem group that gave rise to the monophyletic Neoceti.
Hypernyms
- (family): Artiodactyla – order; Whippomorpha – suborder; Cetacea – infraorder
Hyponyms
- (family): †Basilosaurinae, †Dorudontinae, †Pachycetinae – subfamilies
Descendants
- → English: basilosaurid
References
- Basilosauridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Basilosauridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Basilosauridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons