Attockicetus praecursor, a new remingtonocetid cetacean from marine eocene sediments of Pakistan

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 133-146

  Thewissen, J G M ^a   Hussain, S T ^b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetacea; Eocene; Indo Pakistan; Remingtonocetidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000812274     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009458618729     Document Type: Article

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