A basilosaurid archaeocete (Cetacea, Pelagiceti) from the Late Eocene of Oregon, USA

Background Basilosaurid archaeocetes are known from the Late Eocene of virtually all coastlines bearing coeval marine rocks except the North Pacific Basin, until now. Here we report on three consecutive posterior thoracic vertebrae of a large, basilosaurid archaeocete from a Late Eocene horizon in t...

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Main Authors: Mark D. Uhen, David Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9809.pdf