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Basilosauridae

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Wikipedia Abstract

Basilosauridae is a paraphyletic family of extinct cetaceans that lived during the late middle to the early late Eocene, known from all continents including Antarctica. They were probably the first fully aquatic cetaceans.
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Genus

Ancalecetus (1)
Basilosaurus (2)
Basiloterus (1)
Chrysocetus (2)
Cynthiacetus (2)
Dorudon (2)
Kekenodon (1)
Masracetus (1)
Ocucajea (1)
Pachycetus (6)
Saghacetus (1)
Stromerius (1)
Supayacetus (1)
Zygorhiza (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0