example.cs

//<Snippet1>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Base
{
    public static void PrintBases(IEnumerable<Base> bases)
    {
        foreach(Base b in bases)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(b);
        }
    }
}

class Derived : Base
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        List<Derived> dlist = new List<Derived>();

        Derived.PrintBases(dlist);
        IEnumerable<Base> bIEnum = dlist;
    }
}
//</Snippet1>