Reconstructing Body Size in Extinct Crown Cetacea (Neoceti) Using Allometry, Phylogenetic Methods and Tests from the Fossil Record

2011/08/25 by Nicholas D. Pyenson, Simon N. Sponberg, Simon Sponberg · 27 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Marine animal studies overview

paper · doi:10.1007/s10914-011-9170-1

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