The postcranial skeleton of early Eocene pakicetid cetaceans

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-200

  Madar, S I ^a  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CETACEAN; CRANIUM; EOCENE; LOCOMOTION; NICHE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; PAKICETIDAE;

EID: 33846542648     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2007)81[176:TPSOEE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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