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Mystacodon selenensis, the earliest known toothed mysticete (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru: anatomy, phylogeny, and feeding adaptations
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Muizon, Christian de, Bianucci, Giovanni, Martínez-Cáceres, Manuel, Lambert, Olivier (2019): Mystacodon selenensis, the earliest known toothed mysticete (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru: anatomy, phylogeny, and feeding adaptations. Geodiversitas 41 (11): 401-499, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a11
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