Whale evolution: Ancient toothed relative of baleen whales breaches northward

Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 22;34(8):R328-R330. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.024.

Abstract

The mysticetes - baleen whales and their toothed ancestors - have a long evolutionary history that, despite many recent paleontological discoveries, remains highly debated. The description of a new mysticete from the latest Eocene of North America opens promising new research directions.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Fossils*
  • North America
  • Phylogeny
  • Tooth / anatomy & histology
  • Whales*