Named By: | P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, M. A. Bhatti, M. Anwar & W. J. Sanders in 1997 |
Time Period: | Late Eocene |
Location: | Pakistan - Drazinda Formation. Possibly England - Barton Beds Formation |
Size: | Unavailable due to lack of remains |
Diet: | Carnivore/Piscivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial post cranial remains including two lumbar vertebrae |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Basilosauridae | Basilosaurinae | |
Basiloterus husseini was a late Eocene primitive whale. As with all other members of Basilosauridae, it was a hypercarnivorous predator.