An archaeocete whale (Cetacea: Archaeoceti) from the Eocene Waihao Greensand, New Zealand

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 574-583

  Köhler, Richard ^a   Fordyce, R Ewan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOCETI; BARTONIA; BASILOSAURIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 0031552878     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10011004     Document Type: Article

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