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 for cephalopods and fish. Conversely, extinct long-snouted stem ziphiids are interpreted as epipelagic predators. However, some...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5259157.v2 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Description_of_the_skeleton_of_the_fossil_beaked_whale_Messapicetus_gregarius_searching_potential_proxies_for_deep_diving_abilities/5259157/2 |