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    Anatomical, Ontogenetic, and Genomic Homologies Guide Reconstructions of the Teeth-to-Baleen Transition in Mysticete Whales

    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 evolutionary transformations in mammalian hi...

    John Gatesy, Eric G. Ekdale, Thomas A. Deméré in Journal of Mammalian Evolution (2022)

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    The Taxonomic and Evolutionary History of Fossil and Modern Balaenopteroid Mysticetes

    Balaenopteroids (Balaenopteridae + Eschrichtiidae) are a diverse lineage of living mysticetes, with seven to ten species divided between three genera (Megaptera, Balaenoptera and Eschrichtius). Extant members of ...

    Thomas A. Deméré, Annalisa Berta, Michael R. McGowen in Journal of Mammalian Evolution (2005)