New specimens and species of the Oligocene toothed baleen whale Coronodon from South Carolina and the origin of Neoceti

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Boessenecker, Robert W., Beatty, Brian L., Geisler, Jonathan H.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ 2023
• Subjects: Chandler; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14795; https://peerj.com/articles/14795.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/14795.xml; https://peerj.com/articles/14795.html

Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are gigantic filter-feeding cetaceans possessing the unique soft tissue structure baleen and lacking adult teeth; Oligocene fossils have revealed a wealth of early diverging tooth-bearing mysticetes highlighting the transition from archaeocete ancestors to early toothless b...