Scaldiporia vandokkumi, a new pontoporiid (Mammalia, Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Late Miocene to earliest Pliocene of the Westerschelde estuary (The Netherlands)
Background The family Pontoporiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Inioidea) is currently represented in our oceans by just one species of diminutive dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei, franciscana). Although P. blainvillei is limited to coastal waters of the South Atlantic along Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina,...
Main Authors: | Klaas Post, Stephen Louwye, Olivier Lambert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3991.pdf |
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