Basilosaurus

Basilosaurus cetoides

Toothed whale from the late Eocene (30-40 MYA period), Gulf Coast, US 1834

Group

Prehistoric Whale

Period

Paleogene (35–40 MYA)

Formation

Gulf Coast / Tethys Sea

Found At

Alabama, USA & Egypt

Specimen IDs

Univ. of Alabama composite, UMMP V53300