New species of protocetid archaeocete whale, Eocetus wardii (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of North Carolina

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 512-528

  Uhen, M D ^a  

^a Cranbrook Institute of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; NEW SPECIES; WHALE;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; EOCETUS WARDII;

EID: 0033136356     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002233600002802X     Document Type: Article

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