Nasal compartmentalization in Kogiidae (Cetacea, Physeteroidea): insights from a new late Miocene dwarf sperm whale from the Pisco Formation

• Published in: Papers in Palaeontology
• Main Authors: Benites‐Palomino, Aldo, Vélez‐Juarbe, Jorge, Collareta, Alberto, Ochoa, Diana, Altamirano, Ali, Carré, Matthieu, Laime, Manuel J., Urbina, Mario, Salas‐Gismondi, Rodolfo
• Other Authors: Lautenschlager, Stephan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1351; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/spp2.1351; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/spp2.1351

Abstract Facial compartmentalization in the skull of extant pygmy whales (Kogiidae) is a unique feature among cetaceans that allows for the housing of a wide array of organs responsible for echolocation. Recent fossil findings indicate a remarkable disparity of the facial bone organization in Miocen...