Volumen 39- Número 2: 107-110 | 2004
Nota Científica

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Registros de cetáceos del Mioceno Tardío de Entre Ríos, Argentina

Federico Agnolin^1* y Sergio Lucero²

(1) Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Av. Angel Gallardo 470, (1405), Buenos Aires, Argentina
(2) Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calles 60 y 122 (1900), La Plata, Argentina

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Records of cetaceans from the Late Miocene from Entre Rios, Argentina. In this paper cetacean remains from the Paraná Formation (Late Miocene) of the Entre Ríos province, Argentina are described. The following groups are described in detail from the Paraná Formation: Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae (Mysticeti), Platanistoidea and Physeteridae (Odontoceti). The Balaenopteridae record represents the ancient for the family in Argentina.

Key words: Upper Miocene, cetaceans, Mysticeti, Odontoceti, marine mamals, paleontology, fossil records