The petrosal and inner ear of Herpetocetus sp. (mammalia: cetacea) and their implications for the phylogeny and hearing of archaic mysticetes

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1045-1066

  Geisler, Jonathan H ^a   Luo, Zhexi ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; BALAENOPTERIDAE; CETACEA; CETOTHERIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS; MAMMALIA; ODONTOCETI;

CETACEAN; EAR; HEARING; HERPETOCETUS; MAMMAL; MYCETE; PLIOCENE;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0030428078     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038749     Document Type: Article

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