An occurrence of the protocetid whale "eocetus" wardii in the middle Eocene Piney Point Formation of Virginia

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-278

  Weems, Robert E ^a   Edwards, Lucy E ^a   Osborne, Jason E ^b   Alford, Aaron A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Paleo Quest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; EOCENE; MATRIX; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RIVER BED; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

PAMUNKEY RIVER; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CETACEA; DINOPHYCEAE; EOCETUS WARDII; PROTOCETIDAE;

EID: 79952420470     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-083.1     Document Type: Article

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