A new middle eocene whale (Mammalia: Cetacea: Archaeoceti) and associated biota from Georgia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 907-927

  Hulbert Jr , Richard C ^b   Petkewich, Richard M ^b   Bishop, Gale A ^b   Bukry, David ^a   Aleshire, David P ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; NEW SPECIES; WHALE;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; CHIASMOLITHUS SOLITUS; CRIBOCENTRUM RETICULATUM; CUBITOSTREA SELLAEFORMIS; GEORGIACETUS VOGTLENSIS; PTEROPSELLA LAPIDOSA; RETICULOFENESTRA UMBILICA; TURRITELLA NASUTA;

EID: 0344835755     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000027232     Document Type: Article

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