A cranium belonging to a baenid turtle was recently recovered from the lower half of the
Judith River Formation, Montana. Badlands Dinosaur Museum (BDM) 004 is a well …

Vertebrate endocasts are widely used in the fields of paleoneurology and comparative
neuroanatomy. The validity of endocranial studies is dependent upon the extent to which an …

Cetaceans (baleen and toothed whales) present a unique set of adaptations for life in water.
Among other abilities, the two living groups can hear and produce different sound …

Eurhinodelphinids are a family of extremely long-snouted dolphins that once was
widespread across the North Atlantic realm, but so far has not been recorded from the …

Recent advances in non-invasive imaging methods have revitalized the field of comparative
anatomy, and reproductive anatomy has been no exception. The reproductive systems of …

Analyses of the cetacean (whale and dolphin) inner ear provide glimpses into the ecology
and evolution of extinct and extant groups. The paleoecology of the long‐snouted …

Abstract Seals (Pinnipedia) and otters (Lutrinae) are two major taxa of the mammalian order
Carnivora that independently adapted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Their sensory capabilities …

Whale jaws are essential for both feeding and underwater hearing since the earliest
'walking'whales returned to the oceans. Over∼ 50 million years of subsequent evolution …

Cetaceans represent a natural experiment within the tree of life in which a lineage changed
from terrestrial to aquatic habitats. This shift involved phenotypic modifications, representing …

Pinnipeds, including seals, sea lions and walruses, heavily rely on their vibrissae (whiskers),
for foraging, hunting and navigation. Despite their specialised vibrissae anatomy …