A new porpoise (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Phocoenidae) from the Pliocene of the north sea

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 863-872

  Lambert, Olivier ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CRANIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE; PORPOISE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

CETACEA; ODONTOCETI; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI;

EID: 54849434621     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[863:ANPCOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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