Sperm whales from the Miocene of the North Sea: a re-appraisal

• Main Author: Lambert, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Miocene; [mammals]; Odontoceti [toothed whales]; Physeteroidea; Belgium; Antwerpen; Edegem; Mortsel; Nijlen; Nares; Fossa; Beneden; Van Beneden; Physeter macrocephalus; toothed whales
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/252491.pdf

A review of the sperm whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteroidea) from the Miocene of the southern margin of the North Sea Basin is undertaken, mostly based on the cranial material of the area of Antwerp (north of Belgium) described for the first time by P.-J. Van Beneden, B. A. L. du Bus, and O. Ab...