Surviving a Dark Age: The Oldest Baleen-Bearing Whales (Cetacea: Chaeomysticeti) of Pacific South America (Lower Miocene, Peru)

Surviving a Dark Age: The Oldest Baleen-Bearing Whales (Cetacea: Chaeomysticeti) of Pacific South America (Lower Miocene, Peru)

The evolution of baleen whales (Mysticeti) comprises two main phases, namely, (i) a Paleogene phase, which saw the diversification of stem lineages, and (ii) a Neogene phase, dominated by modern-looking, toothless, baleen-bearing forms in the monophyletic group Chaeomysticeti. These two phases are s...

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Main Authors: Francesco Nobile, Olivier Lambert, Giovanni Bianucci, Eli Amson, Mark Bosselaers, Giulia Bosio, Luca Pellegrino, Elisa Malinverno, Claudio Di Celma, Mario Urbina, Alberto Collareta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
Balaenomorpha
baleen whale
Burdigalian
Chilcatay Formation
Early Miocene
East Pisco Basin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/3/452
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