Additional holotype remains of ambulocetus natans (cetacea, ambulocetidae), and their implications for locomotion in early whales

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 405-422

  Madar, S I ^a   Thewissen, J G M ^b   Hussain, S T ^c  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; WHALE;

ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; PROTOCETIDAE; REMINGTONOCETIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035982874     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0405:AHROAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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