AMNH Main Hall

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.

Main hall at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, where the skeleton of a prehistoric whale is suspended from the ceiling.
Courtesy of the University of Alabama Museums
Main hall at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, where the skeleton of a prehistoric whale is suspended from the ceiling.