Basilosaurus is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Basilosaurus in a sentence
Basilosaurus meaning
Any species of several huge extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene, with two species B. isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).
Using Basilosaurus
- The main meaning on this page is: Any species of several huge extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene, with two species B. isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).
- In the example corpus, basilosaurus often appears in combinations such as: basilosaurus as, as basilosaurus.
Context around Basilosaurus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basilosaurus
- In this selection, "basilosaurus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, famous and suggest stand out and add context to how "basilosaurus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include authors suggest basilosaurus as a and basilosaurus a whale. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basilosaurus" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basilosaurus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The authors suggest Basilosaurus as a candidate, or possibly Remingtoncetids. (10 words)
Basilosaurus The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago. (12 words)
Basilosaurus (a whale, despite the name) The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago. (17 words)
Development Ancestors The direct ancestors of today's cetaceans are probably found within the Dorudontidae whose most famous member, Dorudon atrox, lived at the same time as Basilosaurus. (28 words)
Mammals like Andrewsarchus were now at the top of the food-chain and sharks were replaced by whales such as Basilosaurus as rulers of the seas. (26 words)
Its body shape is similar to that of other ancient whales of its time, such as the famous Basilosaurus. (19 words)
Example sentences (7)
Its body shape is similar to that of other ancient whales of its time, such as the famous Basilosaurus.
Basilosaurus (a whale, despite the name) The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago.
Basilosaurus The Paleocene ranged from 65 million to 55 million years ago.
Development Ancestors The direct ancestors of today's cetaceans are probably found within the Dorudontidae whose most famous member, Dorudon atrox, lived at the same time as Basilosaurus.
Mammals like Andrewsarchus were now at the top of the food-chain and sharks were replaced by whales such as Basilosaurus as rulers of the seas.
The authors suggest Basilosaurus as a candidate, or possibly Remingtoncetids.
The Wadi Al-Hitan ("Whale Valley") in Egypt contains numerous skeletons of Basilosaurus, as well as other marine vertebrates.
Common combinations with basilosaurus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- basilosaurus as 3×
- as basilosaurus 2×