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basilosaurus
bas·i·lo·sau·rus / ˌbasələˈsôrəs/ • n. (pl. -sau·rus·es or -sau·ri / -ˈsôrī/ ) a large marine cetacean (Basilosaurus isis) of the Eocene epoch, having a long, slender body and vestigial fore and hind limbs. Fossils were discovered in the early 1990s. |
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"basilosaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "basilosaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-basilosaurus.html "basilosaurus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-basilosaurus.html |
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Basilosaurus
Basilosaurus (order Cetacea, suborder Archaeoceti) One of the best-known archaeocetes; it grew to approximately 20 m in length and lived during the Upper Eocene. It was discovered recently that Basilosaurus retained small hind limbs, useless for locomotion, but perhaps usable as claspers during copulation.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Basilosaurus.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Basilosaurus.html |
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Basilosaurus
Basilosaurus (order Cetacea, suborder Archaeoceti) One of the best-known archaeocetes; it grew to approximately 20 m in length and lived during the Upper Eocene. It was discovered recently that Basilosaurus retained small hind limbs, useless for locomotion, but perhaps usable as claspers during copulation.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Basilosaurus.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Basilosaurus." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Basilosaurus.html |
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