A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean
The fragmentary fossil history of whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronulidae) is mainly constituted by remains of Coronula spp. in Plio-Pleistocene deposits found along extant humpback whale migration routes, and especially in occurrence of breeding areas. Here we report the presence of a single compa...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:285627 2023-05-15T15:36:56+02:00 A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean Collareta, A. Margiotta, S. Varola, A. Catanzariti, R. Bosselaers, M. Bianucci, G. 2016 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/377220.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000378445400003 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2015.10.006 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/377220.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EC.+R.,+Pal%C3%A9vol+15%285%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+473-481.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.crpv.2015.10.006%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.crpv.2015.10.006%3C%2Fa%3E Balaenidae [Right whales and bowhead whales] Cetopirus Coronulidae Mysticeti [baleen whales] info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2015.10.006 2022-05-18T22:23:08Z The fragmentary fossil history of whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronulidae) is mainly constituted by remains of Coronula spp. in Plio-Pleistocene deposits found along extant humpback whale migration routes, and especially in occurrence of breeding areas. Here we report the presence of a single compartment of Cetopirus along with remains of Coronula bifida in Lower Pleistocene open shelf deposits of Salento (South Italy). This is the first occurrence of the genus Cetopirus prior to the Late Glacial period (ca. 15–10 ky before Present), and the specimen here studied is designated as the holotype of the new fossil species Cetopirus fragilis . Since Cetopirus is currently found exclusively inhabiting the skin of the right whales ( Eubalaena spp.), the fossil material here studied suggests the persistence of Balaenidae in the Mediterranean Basin during the Early Pleistocene and supports the existence of a baleen whale migratory route active between the central Mediterranean and the North Atlantic during the Plio-Pleistocene. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whale baleen whales Humpback Whale North Atlantic Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Comptes Rendus Palevol 15 5 473 481 |
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Balaenidae [Right whales and bowhead whales] Cetopirus Coronulidae Mysticeti [baleen whales] Collareta, A. Margiotta, S. Varola, A. Catanzariti, R. Bosselaers, M. Bianucci, G. A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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The fragmentary fossil history of whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronulidae) is mainly constituted by remains of Coronula spp. in Plio-Pleistocene deposits found along extant humpback whale migration routes, and especially in occurrence of breeding areas. Here we report the presence of a single compartment of Cetopirus along with remains of Coronula bifida in Lower Pleistocene open shelf deposits of Salento (South Italy). This is the first occurrence of the genus Cetopirus prior to the Late Glacial period (ca. 15–10 ky before Present), and the specimen here studied is designated as the holotype of the new fossil species Cetopirus fragilis . Since Cetopirus is currently found exclusively inhabiting the skin of the right whales ( Eubalaena spp.), the fossil material here studied suggests the persistence of Balaenidae in the Mediterranean Basin during the Early Pleistocene and supports the existence of a baleen whale migratory route active between the central Mediterranean and the North Atlantic during the Plio-Pleistocene. |
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Collareta, A. Margiotta, S. Varola, A. Catanzariti, R. Bosselaers, M. Bianucci, G. |
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A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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A new whale barnacle from the early Pleistocene of Italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the Mediterranean |
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new whale barnacle from the early pleistocene of italy suggests an ancient right whale breeding ground in the mediterranean |
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