2024年5月11日 · Basilosaurus ("King Lizard") was a genus of cetacean (whale) that lived from 39 to 34 million years ago in the Eocene period. The species is the state fossil of Alabama , and examples of Basilosaurus fossils are on display at the McWane Science Center in downtown Birmingham and at the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of ...

龍王鯨 （学名： Basilosaurus，意為「帝王蜥蜴」），又名 械齿鲸 (Zeuglodon)，已經絕種的古代海洋 哺乳動物，現代 鯨魚 的近親，是 鯨下目 中的一個 屬，生存於4,000萬至3,500萬年前的 始新世 晚期。 龍王鯨剛開始被誤認為是巨大的海洋 爬蟲類 的 化石，所以被命名為帝王蜥蜴。 它最早是在 美國 路易斯安納州 被發現的，隨後古生物學家從 埃及 與 巴基斯坦 發現的化石中辨認出至少存在一個其他的種。 龍王鯨平均身長為15—18米（49—59英尺） [2][3]，而且擁有比現代鯨 …

Basilosaurus (meaning "king lizard") is a genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene, approximately 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). First described in 1834, it was the first archaeocete and prehistoric whale known to science. [2]

"Basilosaurus" is a name suitable for reptiles and dinosaurs, and was mistakenly given to the zeuglodon before it was realized to be a mammal. However, the new name has been slow to catch on in the cryptozoology community, and these creatures seem to be far more frequently labeled zeuglodons by cryptozoologists.

Some scientists believe that the Lake Okanagan "resident" must be a form of primitive whale, Basilosaurus cetoides, a prehistoric whale that lived during the Cenozoic era, about 35 million years ago. Basilosaurus cetoides fossils were discovered in the United States and they are the state fossil of Alabama.

2022年3月18日 · Urbina said the basilosaurus was found at the end of 2021 in the Ocucaje Desert in the Ica department, about 215 miles south of Lima. The desolate landscape was a shallow sea millions of years...

Basilosaurus was a type of extinct cetacean (this is the group containing whales, dolphins and porpoises). It lived between about 40 and 34 million years ago, and is immediately recognizable by its elongated serpent-like body which grew up to 60 feet (18 meters) in length.

2014年12月10日 · Since 2008, this ancestral whale has been suspended from the ceiling of the Sant Ocean Hall, but these fossils have actually been on near-continuous display for 120 years and counting.

2018年10月25日 · Basilosaurus cetoides is the official state fossil of Alabama. In life, this species was a large serpentine sea creature that lived at the end of the Eocene epoch of the Cenozoic, approximately 34 to 35 million years ago.

Basilosaurus isis was an enormous aquatic predator that lived during the Eocene Period, approximately 35 million years ago. With a name meaning 'king lizard,' Basilosaurus was misidentified by early researchers as a sea-going reptile. Only later did scientists conclude this creature is an early relative of today’s whales, a successful group ...