A new genus and species of late Miocene pontoporiid dolphin (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the St. Marys Formation in Maryland

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 520-528

  Godfrey, Stephen J ^a   Barnes, Lawrence G ^b  

^a Calvert Marine Museum   (United States)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; DOLPHIN; EXTINCTION; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; CRANIA; ODONTOCETI; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI; PONTOPORIIDAE;

EID: 47249091781     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[520:ANGASO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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