A new species of Metopocetus (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of the Netherlands
The family Cetotheriidae has played a major role in recent discussions of baleen whale phylogenetics. Within this group, the enigmatic, monotypic Metopocetus durinasus has been interpreted as transitional between herpetocetines and other members of the family, but so far has been restricted to a sin...
Main Authors: | Felix Georg Marx, Mark E.J. Bosselaers, Stephen Louwye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-01-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1572.pdf |
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