A new genus and species of archaeocete whale from Mississippi

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-172

  Uhen, Mark D ^a  

^a Cranbrook Institute of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; WHALE;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BASILOSAURIDAE; CETACEA; CYNTHIA;

EID: 16344373241     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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