A fossil sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the Pleistocene of Nauru, equatorial southwest Pacific

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 929-931

  Fitzgerald, Erich M G ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; TAXONOMY;

NAURU;

CETACEA; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 79961187015     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.579670     Document Type: Article

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