New protocetid whales from Alabama and Mississippi, and a New Cetacean Clade, Pelagiceti

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 589-593

  Uhen, Mark D ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; WHALE;

ALABAMA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; PROTOCETIDAE;

EID: 54849432021     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[589:NPWFAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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