Basilosaurus Harlan, 1834
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Harlan, Richard. 1834. Notice of fossil bones found in the Tertiary formation of the State of Louisiana. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 4: 397-403.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Cetacea
- family
- Basilosauridae
- genus
- Basilosaurus
Name
- Synonyms
- Basilosaurus puschi (Brandt, 1873)
- Hydrarchos harlani Koch, 1845
- Hydrarchus Muller, 1849
- Hydrargos Koch, 1845
- Zeuglodon Owen, 1839
- Zeuglodon puschii (Brandt, 1873)
- Zugodon Bronn, 1848
- Zugodon Scudder, 1882
- Zyglodon Hammerschmidt, 1848
- Zygodon Hammerschmidt, 1848
- Zygodon Owen, 1839
- Homonyms
- Basilosaurus Harlan, 1834
Bibliographic References
- Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
- Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
- Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
- Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., (N. S.) 4 (3)