The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 367-476

  Fitzgerald, Erich M G ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mammalodontidae; Phylogeny; Whale

Indexed keywords

AETIOCETIDAE; BASILOSAURIDAE; CETACEA; LLANOCETIDAE; MYSTICETI; ODONTOCETI;

EID: 75749083290     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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