Cranial anatomy of middle eocene remingtonocetus (Cetacea, Mammalia) from Kutch, India

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 703-718

  Bajpai, S ^a   Thewissen, J G M ^b   Conley, R W ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Cetacea; Eocene; Evolution; India

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; CRANIUM; EOCENE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; SEAFLOOR; WATER RETENTION; WHALE;

GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; PAKISTAN;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; REMINGTONOCETIDAE;

EID: 79960210433     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-128.1     Document Type: Article

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