Paleoecology of archaeocete whales throughout the Eocene: Dietary adaptations revealed by microwear analysis

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 386, Issue , 2013, Pages 690-701

  Fahlke, Julia M ^a   Bastl, Katharina A ^b,c   Semprebon, Gina M ^d   Gingerich, Philip D ^e  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Bay Path College   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivory; Cetacea; Land to sea transition; Low magnification microwear; Piscivory; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; ENAMEL; HERBIVORY; OMNIVORY; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOECOLOGY; PINNIPED; PISCIVORE; SPECIALIZATION; WHALE;

ARTIODACTYLA; AVES; BASILOSAURIDAE; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CRUSTACEA; GASTROPODA; INACHUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI; ODONTOCETI; ORCINUS ORCA; PAKICETIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; PROTOCETIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84881549080     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.032     Document Type: Article

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