Living Fast and Dying Young: Life History and Ecology of a Neogene Sperm Whale

Physeteroidea (sperm whales) attained great diversity during the Miocene and early Pliocene, and the phosphatic sands of the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain have produced thousands of specimens. Although postcranial and cranial materials are rare, teeth are remarkably common and have the potential to pr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Main Authors: K. N. Gilbert, L. C. Ivany, M. D. Uhen
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2018.1439038