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    Genus Accepted

    Basilosaurus Harlan, 1834

    Basilosaurus ("King Lizard")

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      6 results
      Basilosaurus ("King Lizard") English
      King Lizard English
      basilosaure Catalan–Valencian
      bazilozaver Slovenian
      バシロサウルス Japanese
      龍王鯨屬 Chinese

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      12 results
      Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., (N. S.) 4 (3)
      Index Palaeont.,
      S. (2000). SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997.
      Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera.
      as per family.
      Proc. Geol. Soc. London, 3
      same as current name.
      Athenaeum, 1839
      NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title.
      Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).

      Citation

      †Basilosaurus Harlan, 1834 in undefined