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Basilosaurinae

extinct subfamily of cetaceans (Cetacea)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q4867470
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Basilosaurinae

Summary

Basilosaurinae is a fossil taxon[1]. Basilosaurinae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basilosaurinae's image is recorded as Basilosaurus skeleton.jpg[3].
  • Basilosaurinae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[4].
  • Basilosaurinae's taxon rank is recorded as subfamily[5].
  • Basilosaurinae's parent taxon is recorded as Basilosauridae[6].
  • Basilosaurinae's taxon name is recorded as Basilosaurinae[7].
  • Basilosaurinae's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3qh4r[8].
  • Basilosaurinae's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 53162[9].
  • Basilosaurinae's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Basilosaurinae[10].
  • Basilosaurinae's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 53162[11].

Why It Matters

Basilosaurinae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] Basilosaurinae has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Basilosaurinae is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Basilosaurinae. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/basilosaurinae
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