Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1865)
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Contributions to the natural history of the cetaceans, a review of the family Delphinidae
True, F. W.
Bulletin - United States National Museum (1889)
(Phocoenid-related excerpts) (...) NEOMERIS Gray This genus appears to have but one character to distinguish it from Phocaena, namely, the absence of a dorsal fin. I was unable to discover…
On species of South American Delphinidae described by Dr. R. A. Philippi in 1893 and 1896
True, F.W.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (1903)
(...) In 1893 Dr. R. A. Philippi, Director of the National Museum of Chili, described several new species of porpoises and commented on various South American forms previously known. In…
Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Allen, G.M.
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (1925)
(...) In 1872, Louis Agassiz undertook a voyage around the continent of South America on the ship Hassler for the purpose of zoological investigation. No detailed account of this expedition…
Comments on the Delphinoidea
Fraser, F. C.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises [Proceedings] (1966)
(...) Flower (1883), in his search for the trenchant characters he needed to reach a decision about the arrangement of the Delphinidae, saw that the configuration of the pterygoid bones…
Description of a skeleton and supplementary notes on the skull of a rare porpoise Phocoena sinus Norris & McFarland 1958
Noble, B.A.; Fraser, F.C.
Journal of Natural History (1971)
The skull and incomplete skeleton of a specimen of Phocoena sinus from the Gulf of California are described and compared with specimens of P. phocoena and P. spinipinnis. The skeleton…
Burmeister’s porpoise Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865, off the Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1972)
Information is communicated on the occurrence of Phoconea spinipinnis off the Uruguayan coast and on the general geographical distribution of this rare species. In contradiction to the observations of ALLEN…
Second record of Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) off Los Cerros, Uruguay
Pilleri, G.; Gihr, M.
Investigations on Cetacea (1974)
(...) Phocoena spinipinnis has only twice been recorded off the Atlantic coast of South America. Once by BURMEISTER [1865], who published the original description of the species, and once by…
Progress report on small cetacean research in Chile
Aguayo L., Anelio
J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can. (1975)
The geographic distribution is plotted, and where known, the seasonal occurrence with new data on sightings is given for the smaller Cetacea of Chile. Species documented are: Cephalorhynchus commersonii, C.…
Preliminary report on the small cetaceans stranded on the coasts of Tierra del Fuego
Goodall, R. N. P.
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1977)
Little is known of the small cetaceans of the Southern Ocean. In view of the enormous amounts of water and little land in this area, records from Tierra del Fuego…