Paleontology of the Late Oligocene Ashley and Chandler Bridge Formations of South Carolina, 1: Paleogene Pinniped Remains; the Oldest Known Seal (Carnivora: Phocidae)

dc.contributor.authorKoretsky, Irina A.
dc.contributor.authorSanders, Albert E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-24T01:33:00Z
dc.date.available2023-08-24T01:33:00Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractThe proximal halves of two femora from the Chandler Bridge and Ashley Formations (early Chattian, late Oligocene) near Charleston, South Carolina, provide the earliest evidence to date of true seals. They are clearly referable to the Phocidae and furnish information regarding osteological and myological features that had evolved in early phocids by early Chattian time. Although not determinate to the generic level, these specimens represent a taxon closely comparable to the most specialized phocid, the modem genus <i>Cystophora</i>.
dc.format.extent179–183
dc.identifier.citationKoretsky, Irina A. and Sanders, Albert E. 2002. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/117185">Paleontology of the Late Oligocene Ashley and Chandler Bridge Formations of South Carolina, 1: Paleogene Pinniped Remains; the Oldest Known Seal (Carnivora: Phocidae)</a>." In <em>Cenozoic mammals of land and sea : tributes to the career of Clayton E. Ray</em>. 179–183. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In <em> Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology</em>, 93. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.93.179">https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.93.179</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10088/117185
dc.publisherSmithsonian Institution Press
dc.relation.ispartofCenozoic mammals of land and sea : tributes to the career of Clayton E. Ray
dc.relation.ispartofSmithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93 0081-0266
dc.titlePaleontology of the Late Oligocene Ashley and Chandler Bridge Formations of South Carolina, 1: Paleogene Pinniped Remains; the Oldest Known Seal (Carnivora: Phocidae)
dc.typechapter
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sro.description.unitnh-paleobiology
sro.identifier.doi10.5479/si.00810266.93.179
sro.identifier.itemID170304
sro.identifier.refworksID102175
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/117185
sro.publicationPlaceWashington, D.C.

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