Dorudontinae are a group of extinct cetaceans that are related to Basilosaurus.[1]
| Dorudontinae Temporal range:
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| Cynthiacetus skeleton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | †Basilosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Dorudontinae Miller, 1923 |
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Classification
edit- Subfamily Dorudontinae
- Genus Ancalecetus
- Ancalecetus simonsi
- Genus Chrysocetus
- Chrysocetus fouadassii
- Chrysocetus healyorum
- Genus Cynthiacetus
- Cynthiacetus maxwelli
- Cynthiacetus peruvianus
- Genus Dorudon
- Dorudon atrox
- Dorudon serratus
- Genus Masracetus
- Masracetus markgrafi
- Genus Saghacetus
- Saghacetus osiris
- Genus Stromerius
- Stromerius nidensis
- Genus Zygorhiza
- Zygorhiza kochii
- Genus Ancalecetus
Notes
edit- ^ Basilosauridae in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
References
edit- Uhen, Mark D. (2013). "A review of North American Basilosauridae". Alabama Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 31 (2): 1–45.
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