New specimens and species of the Oligocene toothed baleen whale Coronodon from South Carolina and the origin of Neoceti

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Robert W. Boessenecker, Brian L. Beatty, Jonathan H. Geisler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023
• Subjects: Mysticeti; Neoceti; Cetacea; Oligocene; North Atlantic; Phylogeny; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Chandler; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14795; https://doaj.org/article/96344a8257474f448e831ee4b0a3e35c

Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are gigantic filter-feeding cetaceans possessing the unique soft tissue structure baleen and lacking adult teeth; Oligocene fossils have revealed a wealth of early diverging tooth-bearing mysticetes highlighting the transition from archaeocete ancestors to early toothless b...