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Basilosaurus cetoides

extinct species of cetaceans (Cetacea)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q41162855
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Basilosaurus cetoides

Summary

Basilosaurus cetoides is a fossil taxon[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Basilosaurus cetoides's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Basilosaurus cetoides is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Basilosaurus cetoides belongs to the parent taxon Basilosaurus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Basilosaurus cetoides is Basilosaurus cetoides[6].
  • Basilosaurus cetoides's short name is recorded as B. cetoides[7].
  • Basilosaurus cetoides's P14901 is recorded as basilosaurus-cetoides[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Basilosaurus cetoides is Basilosaurus cetoides[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Basilosaurus[5].

Identifiers

Basilosaurus cetoides's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 317774[9]. Basilosaurus cetoides's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832666[10].

Why It Matters

Basilosaurus cetoides is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Tymewalk · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of alabama id → h-1386
    Parent taxon → Basilosaurus
    Paleobiology database taxon id → 53153
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55023|batch #55023]]: Encyclopedia of Alabama update - add values for P14901 based on existing values of P6010"
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