Description of the skeleton of the fossil beaked whale Messapicetus gregarius, searching potential proxies for deep diving abilities

Ziphiidae (beaked whales) are a successful family of medium to large-sized toothed whales. Their extant members perform regular deep dives beyond the photic zone to forage on cephalopods and fish. Conversely, extinct long-snouted stem ziphiids are interpreted as epipelagic predators. However, some a...

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Main Authors: Ramassamy, Benjamin, Lambert, Olivier, Collareta, Alberto, Urbina, Mario, Bianucci, Giovanni
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: figshare 2017
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5259157.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Description_of_the_skeleton_of_the_fossil_beaked_whale_Messapicetus_gregarius_searching_potential_proxies_for_deep_diving_abilities/5259157/1