A genomic timescale for placental mammal evolution
The precise pattern and timing of speciation events that gave rise to all living placental
mammals remain controversial. We provide a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of …
mammals remain controversial. We provide a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of …
Anatomical, ontogenetic, and genomic homologies guide reconstructions of the teeth-to-baleen transition in mysticete whales
Abstract The transition in Mysticeti (Cetacea) from capture of individual prey using teeth to
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …
Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans
INTRODUCTION The iterative evolution of secondarily marine tetrapods since the Paleozoic
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
[HTML][HTML] Vertebrate palaeoecology of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): glimpses into the ancient Humboldt Current ecosystem
The northward-flowing Humboldt Current hosts perpetually high levels of productivity along
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
Unravelling the identity of the platanistoid Notocetus vanbenedeni Moreno, 1892 (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the early Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina)
Platanistoidea remains one of the most evolutionarily intriguing lineages of toothed whales
(Odontoceti). The clade comprises mostly extinct species from the late Oligocene–early …
(Odontoceti). The clade comprises mostly extinct species from the late Oligocene–early …
Mystacodon selenensis, the earliest known toothed mysticete (Cetacea, Mammalia) from the late Eocene of Peru: anatomy, phylogeny, and feeding adaptations
C De Muizon, G Bianucci, M Martínez-Cáceres… - Geodiversitas, 2019 - BioOne
ABSTRACT Mystacodon selenensis Lambert, Martínez-Cáceres, Bianucci, Di Celma, Salas-
Gismondi, Steurbaut, Urbina & Muizon, 2017 is a toothed mysticete that represents the …
Gismondi, Steurbaut, Urbina & Muizon, 2017 is a toothed mysticete that represents the …
Looking for the key to preservation of fossil marine vertebrates in the Pisco Formation of Peru: New insight from a small dolphin skeleton
Abstract The late Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru is known worldwide as one of the most
significant Cenozoic marine vertebrate Konservatt-Lagerstätten, even featuring cetacean …
significant Cenozoic marine vertebrate Konservatt-Lagerstätten, even featuring cetacean …
[HTML][HTML] Lateral palatal foramina do not indicate baleen in fossil whales
Today's mysticetes filter-feed using baleen, a novel integumentary structure with no
apparent homolog in any living mammal. The origins of filter-feeding and baleen can be …
apparent homolog in any living mammal. The origins of filter-feeding and baleen can be …
How whales used to filter: exceptionally preserved baleen in a Miocene cetotheriid
Baleen is a comb‐like structure that enables mysticete whales to bulk feed on vast quantities
of small prey, and ultimately allowed them to become the largest animals on Earth. Because …
of small prey, and ultimately allowed them to become the largest animals on Earth. Because …
[HTML][HTML] The early Miocene balaenid Morenocetus parvus from Patagonia (Argentina) and the evolution of right whales
MR Buono, MS Fernández, MA Cozzuol, JI Cuitiño… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Balaenidae (right and bowhead whales) are a key group in understanding baleen whale
evolution, because they are the oldest surviving lineage of crown Mysticeti, with a fossil …
evolution, because they are the oldest surviving lineage of crown Mysticeti, with a fossil …