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A really big fossil whale
Thewissen, J.G.M.; Waugh, D.A. (2023). A really big fossil whale. Nature (Lond.) 620(7975): 734-735. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02408-9
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Bianucci, G.; Lambert, O.; Urbina, M.; Merella, M.; Collareta, A.; Bennion, R.; Salas-Gismondi, R.; Benites-Palomino, A.; Post, K.; de Muizon, C.; Bosio, G.; Di Celma, C.; Malinverno, E.; Pierantoni, P.; Villa, I.M.; Amson, E. (2023). A heavyweight early whale pushes the boundaries of vertebrate morphology. Nature (Lond.) 620(7975): 824-829. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06381-1, more
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  • Thewissen, J.G.M.
  • Waugh, D.A.
Abstract
    A newly discovered fossil of an extinct whale from Peru indicates that the animal’s skeleton was unexpectedly enormous. This finding challenges our understanding of body-size evolution.
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