Earliest Mysticete from the Late Eocene of Peru Sheds New Light on the Origin of Baleen Whales
International audience Although combined molecular and morphological analyses point to a late middle Eocene (38–39 million years ago) origin for the clade Neoceti (Odontoceti, echolocating toothed whales plus Mysticeti, baleen whales, and relatives), the oldest known mysticete fossil dates from the...
Published in: | Current Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02612083 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.026 |