File:Basilosaurus SIZE 01.png

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English: Size comparison between a human female (lower right) and the extinct whale Basilosaurus.

Basilosaurus are often said to have measured about 18 meters (or 60 feet) long.[1] It should be noted that Basilosaurus, as shown here, consist two species, the smaller B. isis which is estimated to have measured 15-18 meters (the silouette in the image is based on the specimen CGM 42195, about 15 meters long) and the larger type species B. cetoides, about 17-20 meters long.[2]

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  1. ↑ Stated in Walking with Beasts, ep. 2: "Whale killer" (BBC, 2001)
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current05:31, 24 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 05:31, 24 December 20206,511 × 1,472 (375 KB)Conty (talk | contribs)Removing Cynthiacetus and Dorudon
17:54, 17 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 17:54, 17 December 20204,035 × 1,149 (162 KB)Conty (talk | contribs)Separating Basilosaurus into two species
06:25, 1 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 06:25, 1 December 20204,035 × 1,149 (140 KB)Conty (talk | contribs)Adding Dorudon
08:22, 29 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 08:22, 29 November 20204,035 × 1,149 (274 KB)Conty (talk | contribs)Update human silhouette, add Cynthiacetus to the table.
17:22, 12 October 2010Thumbnail for version as of 17:22, 12 October 20104,357 × 1,292 (282 KB)Conty (talk | contribs)Smaller size of image.
17:03, 12 October 2010Thumbnail for version as of 17:03, 12 October 20106,685 × 1,985 (74 KB)Conty (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Size comparison between the extinct whale ''Basilosaurus'' and a human.}} |Source={{own}} |Author=Conty |Date= |Permission= |other_versions= }} Category:Basilosaurus

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