-
arrangement is
unique to
basilosaurids, as some of the
characteristics are also seen in Georgiacetus. As archaeocetes,
basilosaurids lacked the telescoping...
-
variety of
other marine mammals like
sirenians and from some
other basilosaurids — namely,
members of the
subfamily Pachycetinae — but no
other whales...
-
basilosaurid cetacean from the
Bartonian of Egypt. Tutcetus,
named after the
child pharaoh Tutankhamun, is both one of the
oldest known basilosaurids...
- and skull.
Unlike modern cetaceans,
basilosaurids retained a
large external auditory meatus. Both
basilosaurids have
skeletons that are
immediately recognizable...
-
basilosaurids. Some
parts of the
lower jaw are also known. The
teeth of
Chrysocetus are
described as
broadly resembling those of
other basilosaurids,...
-
demonstrate that
kekenodontids are
phylogenetically intermediate between basilosaurids and neocetes. Corrie,
Joshua E.; Fordyce, R. Ewan (2022). "A redescription...
- anoplotheres, cainotheriids, merycoidodonts, entelodonts, anthracotheres,
basilosaurids, and palaeomerycids. Many
artiodactyls are of
great dietary, economic...
- (17
short tons).
Basilosaurus is
distinguished from
other genera of
basilosaurids by its
larger body size and its more
elongated posterior thoracic, lumbar...
-
middle of the ribs,
while in
other basilosaurids the core is
slightly off-center.
Pachycetus is
among the
basilosaurids with
known innominate bones, the...
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descendants to use
echolocation as
effectively as
modern whales. Like
other basilosaurids,
their nostrils were
midway from the
snout to the top of the head. The...
