Basilosauridae

== Translingual == === Etymology === From †Basilosaurus +‎ -idae. === Proper noun === †Basilosauridae A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – extinct whales from the middle to late Eocene, considered a paraphyletic stem group that gave rise to the monophyletic Neoceti. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Artiodactyla – order; Whippomorpha – suborder; Cetacea – infraorder ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): †Basilosaurinae, †Dorudontinae, †Pachycetinae – subfamilies ==== Descendants ==== → English: basilosaurid === References === Basilosauridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Basilosauridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Basilosauridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons