Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5755941 | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Our results indicate that the depositional environment of Desmostylus specimens was restricted to the inner sublittoral zone shallower than 30Â m in depth whereas that of Paleoparadoxia specimens ranged from the inner sublittoral (0-50Â m) to upper bathyal zone (between 150 and 400 and 500Â m). This finding indicates that Desmostylus lived in nearshore water while Paleoparadoxia foraged in a relatively deep, offshore water. The depositional segregation of these two genera most likely reflects their different habitat preferences.
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Authors
Kumiko Matsui, Katsuo Sashida, Sachiko Agematsu, Naoki Kohno,