A miocene ziphiid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A.

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1645-1651

  Lambert, Olivier ^a,c   Godfrey, Stephen J ^b   Fuller, Anna J ^b,d  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b Calvert Marine Museum   (United States)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Chapel   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY; WHALE;

CALVERT COUNTY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; ODONTOCETI; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 77957820303     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.501642     Document Type: Article

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