Herpetocetine (Cetacea: Mysticeti) dentaries from the Upper Miocene Santa Margarita Sandstone of Central California

Two fossil baleen whale (Mysticeti) dentaries from the Upper Miocene (10–12 Ma) Santa Margarita Sandstone of Central California preserve several distinct features similar to the enigmatic herpetocetine whale Herpetocetus. These features include an elongate coronoid process, a mandibular condyle with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boessenecker, Robert W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2011
Subjects:
Baleen
Mysticeti
Cetacea
Santa Margarita Sandstone
Miocene
Margarita
Pacific
baleen whale
Online Access:http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2pk1c7db

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