Koristocetus pescei gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru
International audience Among odontocetes, members of the family Kogi-idae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) are known as small-sized and in many respects enigmatic relatives of the great sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus. Most of the still scanty fossil record of Kogiidae is represented by isolated sk...
Published in: | Fossil Record |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2017
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-02612072 https://hal.science/hal-02612072/document https://hal.science/hal-02612072/file/186-2017%20Collareta%20et%20al.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-20-259-2017 |