First record of the archaeocete whale family Protocetidae from Europe

We describe a specimen of <i>Eocetus</i> sp. from the middle Eocene Stockletten Formation of Rohrdorf, Bavaria, Germany, consisting of a lumbar vertebral body and transverse processes. This specimen constitutes the first record of <i>Eocetus</i>, and the first confirmed recor...

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Main Authors: M. D. Uhen, H.-J. Berndt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2008-08-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/11/57/2008/fr-11-57-2008.pdf