The skull and other remains ofProsqualodon Marplesi, a new species of fossil Whale
- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 7 (3) , 626-635
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1964.10422110
Abstract
A new species of fossil odontocete is described from the Lower Oligocene limestone of the Waitaki Valley near Duntroon, in Otago, New Zealand. It has been identified as a squalodont belonging to the genus Prosqualodon, of which three precious species have been described, one each from Tasmania, New Zealand, and South America.Keywords
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