A new basilosaurid (Cetacea, Pelagiceti) from the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene Otuma Formation of Peru

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 517-526

  Martínez Cáceres, Manuel ^a   de Muizon, Christian ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeocete; Basilosauridae; Cetacea; Late Eocene Early Oligocene; Peru

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; EOCENE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; PALEOBIOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; SKELETON;

PERU;

BASILOSAURIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 80053133290     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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