Geologically old and ontogenetically young Herpetocetus sp. from the late Miocene of Hokkaido, Japan

• Main Authors: Tanaka, Yoshihiro, Mahito Watanabe
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Physiology; FOS Biological sciences; Evolutionary Biology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Ecology; Cancer; Inorganic Chemistry; Science Policy; Fossa; Pacific; baleen whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7249997.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Geologically_old_and_ontogenetically_young_i_Herpetocetus_i_sp_from_the_late_Miocene_of_Hokkaido_Japan/7249997/1

An ontogenetically young fossil baleen whale from the lower part of the Horokaoshirarika Formation of Hokkaido, Japan, includes a partial skull, periotics, bullae, mandible, vertebrae, and a scapula. It is identified as Herpetocetus sp. because it exhibits a postglenoid process of the squamosal more...