Mysticeti

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 2: Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 607-628

  Uhen, Mark D ^a   Fordyce, R Ewan ^b   Barnes, Lawrence G ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511541438.036     Document Type: Chapter

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