A new Miocene baleen whale from Peru deciphers the dawn of cetotheriids

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Marx, Felix G., Lambert, Olivier, de Muizon, Christian
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Biology (Whole Organism); Pisco; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5627101/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28989761; https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170560

Cetotheriidae are an iconic, nearly extinct family of baleen whales (Mysticeti) with a highly distinct cranial morphology. Their origins remain a mystery, with even the most archaic species showing a variety of characteristic features. Here, we describe a new species of archaic cetotheriid, Tiucetus...