Gigantic mysticete predators roamed the Eocene Southern Ocean
Modern baleen whales (Mysticeti), the largest animals on Earth, arose from small ancestors around 36.4 million years ago (Ma). True gigantism is thought to have arisen late in mysticete history, with species exceeding 10 m unknown prior to 8 Ma. This view is challenged by new fossils from Seymour Is...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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2019
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Online Access: | https://zenodo.org/record/2621291 https://doi.org/10.1017/S095410201800055X |