Basilosaurus cetoides was a type of prehistoric whale that lived during the Cenozoic era, about 35 million years ago. This reconstruction of a complete skeleton hangs in the main hall at the Alabama Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Basilosaurus cetoides
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Courtesy of the University of Alabama Museums
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