Fossil dolphin Otekaikea marplesi (latest Oligocene, New Zealand) expands the morphological and taxonomic diversity of Oligocene cetaceans.
The Oligocene Epoch was a time of major radiation of the Odontoceti (echolocating toothed whales, dolphins). Fossils reveal many odontocete lineages and considerable structural diversity, but whether the clades include some crown taxa or only archaic groups is contentious. The New Zealand fossil dol...
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Autores principales: | Yoshihiro Tanaka, R Ewan Fordyce |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/ba39c747c855463787be24797cf2084d |
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