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Revised 2018

Zeuglodonnoun

Palaeontology.
  1. 1839–
    A former name for a genus of extinct Eocene cetaceans, now again known by the original name of Basilosaurus; (also) an animal of this genus.
    See note at Basilosaurus n. The name Zeuglodon is now rarely used in technical publications.
    1. 1839
      Mr. Owen..proposes to substitute for the name of Basilosaurus that of Zeuglodon.
      Proceedings of Geological Society vol. 3 28
    2. 1842
      The microscopic characters of the texture of the teeth of the Zeuglodon are strictly of a mammiferous character.
      R. Owen in Transactions Geol. Society vol. 6 75
    3. 1883
      The earliest Cetaceans of whose organization we have anything like complete evidence are the Zeuglodons of the Eocene period.
      Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XV. 393/2
    4. 1943
      There the boy saw the mounted skeleton of an Eocene sea monster, the Zeuglodon.
      Science Monthly February 114/1
    5. 2012
      Zeuglodons were air-breathing mammals that would not be able to survive when the lake freezes over.
      R. E. Bartholomew, Untold Story Champ 167

Zeuglodon, n. was revised in June 2018.

Zeuglodon, n. was last modified in December 2023.