Editing Basilosaurus (section)

==Classification==
Below is the phylogenetic analysis on the placement of ''Basilosaurus''. Two subfamilies exist in [[Basilosauridae]]: [[Basilosaurinae]] which includes ''Basilosaurus'', and [[Dorudontinae]]. These groups have been declared invalid in the past.<ref>{{cite web |title=†subfamily Dorudontinae Miller 1923 (whale) |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=53109 |website=Fossilwork}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=†subfamily Basilosaurinae Miller 1923 (whale) |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=53109 |website=Fossilworks}}</ref> ''Dorudon'' remains were once thought to represent juvenile ''Basilosaurus''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Gibbes|1847|pp=8–11}}; {{Harvnb|Agassiz|1848|pp=4–5}}</ref>
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   |2=†''[[Pachycetus]]''<span style="{{MirrorH}}">[[File:Basilotritus uheni.png|100 px]]</span>}}
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