Postcranial morphology and locomotion of the Eocene raoellid Indohyus (Artiodactyla: Mammalia)

Historical Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-310

  Cooper, Lisa Noelle ^a,b   Thewissen, J G M ^a   Bajpai, Sunil ^b,c   Tiwari, B N ^c,d  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^d WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Artiodactyla; Cetacea; Indohyus; osteosclerosis; postcrania; Raoellidae

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY;

ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PAKICETIDAE; PROCYON;

EID: 84861936352     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2011.624184     Document Type: Article

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