A protocetid cetacean from the eocene of south Carolina

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 519-523

  Albright, L Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; PROTOCETIDAE;

EID: 0029783633     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038440     Document Type: Article

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