# Basilosaurus

> extinct genus of cetaceans (Cetacea)

**Wikidata**: [Q134884](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134884)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilosaurus)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/basilosaurus


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Encyclopedia of Life
3. Fossilworks
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility
5. [PBDB Taxon](https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=36681)
6. Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
7. [Basilosaurus - RationalWiki](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Basilosaurus)
8. Open Tree of Life reference taxonomy version 3.6