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A new archaic baleen whale Toipahautea waitaki (early Late Oligocene, New Zealand) and the origins of crown Mysticeti

A new genus and species of extinct baleen whale (†)Toipahautea waitaki (Late Oligocene, New Zealand) is based on a skull and associated bones, from the lower Kokoamu Greensand, about 27.5 Ma (local upper Whaingaroan Stage, early Chattian). The upper jaw includes a thin, elongate and apparently tooth...

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Autores principales: Tsai, Cheng-Hsiu, Fordyce, R. Ewan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5936954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.172453