A new fossil porpoise (cetacea; delphinoidea; phocoenidae) from the early pliocene Horokaoshirarika formation, Hokkaido, Japan

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 561-576

  Ichishima, Hiroto ^a,c   Kimura, Masaichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c Katsuyama   (Japan)

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EID: 0034347721     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0561:ANFPCD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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