A geologically old and ontogenetically young Herpetocetus sp. from the late Miocene of Hokkaido, Japan
An ontogenetically young fossil baleen whale from the lower part of the Horokaoshirarika Formation of Hokkaido, Japan, includes a partial skull, periotics, bullae, mandible, vertebrae, and a scapula. It is identified as Herpetocetus sp. because it exhibits a postglenoid process of the squamosal more...
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Taylor & Francis
2019
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7249997 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Geologically_old_and_ontogenetically_young_i_Herpetocetus_i_sp_from_the_late_Miocene_of_Hokkaido_Japan/7249997 |