The cochlea of the enigmatic pygmy right whale Caperea marginata informs mysticete phylogeny

• Published in: Journal of Morphology
• Main Authors: Park, Travis, Marx, Felix G., Fitzgerald, Erich M. G., Evans, Alistair R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Recess; baleen whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20674; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjmor.20674; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.20674

Abstract The pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata , is the least understood extant baleen whale (Cetacea, Mysticeti). Knowledge on its basic anatomy, ecology, and fossil record is limited, even though its singular position outside both balaenids (right whales) and balaenopteroids (rorquals + grey wh...