First record of the archaeocete whale family Protocetidae from Europe

We describe a specimen of Eocetus 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 Eocetus, and the first confirmed record of the family Protocetidae from Euro...

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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:https://fr.pensoft.net/article/30371/download/pdf/