Basilosaurinae

Basilosaurinae Temporal range: Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Basilosaurus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	†Basilosauridae
Subfamily:	†Basilosaurinae Miller, 1923
Genus
Basilosaurus Basiloterus

Basilosaurinae is a subfamily of cetaceans archaeocetes containing two genera: Basilosaurus and Basiloterus. They were characterized by elongated distal thoracic vertebrae, lumbar, and proximal sacrococcygeal. All known members of the subfamily are larger than their relatives of the Dorudontinae subfamily except Cynthiacetus.

It was declared an invalid subgroup of Basilosauridae by Uhen 2013.