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arrangement is
unique to
basilosaurids, as some of the
characteristics are also seen in Georgiacetus. As archaeocetes,
Basilosaurids lacked the telescoping...
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reflects the
likelihood that
Perucetus had
fewer vertebrae than most
basilosaurids, a
conservative length of 17.0
meters (55.8 ft) is calculated. The innominate...
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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...
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smaller than the
majority of
other basilosaurids. When
described in 2011, the
position of
Supayacetus among basilosaurids was not well understood, with 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...
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demonstrate that
kekenodontids are
phylogenetically intermediate between basilosaurids and neocetes. Corrie,
Joshua E.; Fordyce, R. Ewan (2022). "A redescription...
- (7.2
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...
- the
skeleton that
distinguish Antaecetus and
Pachycetus from
other basilosaurids.
Material of
Antaecetus has also been
recovered from Fayum, Egypt, but...
