Basilosaurus (`king lizard`) is a genus of early whale that lived {mya|40|34|million years ago} in the Late Eocene. The first fossil of B. cetoides was discovered in the United States and was initially believed to be some sort of reptile, hence the suffix -`saurus`, but it was later found to be a marine mammal. Richard Owen wished to rename th...
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extinct genus of primitive whales of the family Basilosauridae (suborder Archaeoceti) found in Middle and Late Eocene rocks in North America and ... [1 related articles]
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