Miocene Toothed Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Dniester Valley: The First Record of Miocene Sperm Whales (Physeteroidea) from the Eastern Europe

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 2013
• Main Authors: Gol’din, P.E., Marareskul, V.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2013
• Subjects: Фауна и систематика
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/109834
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Miocene Toothed Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the Dniester Valley: The First Record of Miocene Sperm Whales (Physeteroidea) from the Eastern Europe / P.E. Gol’din, V.A. Marareskul // Вестник зоологии. — 2013. — Т. 47, № 5. — С. 409–414. — Бібліогр.: 21 назв. — англ.

Isolated odontocete teeth were found in two Miocene sites in the Dniester River valley. Cetaceans from the both sites possibly represent unknown taxa. One of them is a stem physeteroid, the most similar to Scaldicetus caretti and Early Miocene taxa; another one can be a stem physeteroid or a large s...