A new Early Oligocene toothed ‘baleen’ whale (Mysticeti: Aetiocetidae) from western North America: one of the oldest and the smallest
Archaic toothed mysticetes represent the evolutionary transition from raptorial to bulk filter feeding in baleen whales. Aetiocetids, in particular, preserve an intermediate morphological stage in which teeth functioned alongside a precursor of baleen, the hallmark of all modern mysticetes. To date,...
Published in: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2015
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150476 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150476 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsos.150476 |