Evolution of dental wear and diet during the origin of whales

Paleobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-669

  Thewissen, J G M ^a   Sensor, Jennifer D ^a   Clementz, Mark T ^b   Bajpai, Sunil ^c  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; DIET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HERBIVORY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; OMNIVORY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SKELETON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; PROTOCETIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 80052561070     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10038.1     Document Type: Article

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