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A new species of Metopocetus (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Cetotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of the Netherlands [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
The family Cetotheriidae has played a major role in recent discussions of baleen whale phylogenetics. Within this group, the enigmatic, monotypic Metopocetus durinasus has been interpreted as transitional between herpetocetines and other members of the ...
Felix Georg Marx, Mark E.J. Bosselaers, Stephen Louwye   +2 more
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First Stranding Event of a Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804) Reported in the Gulf of Thailand

Diversity, 2023
On 5 September 2022, a dead baleen whale was found stranded at Laem Phak Bia, Phetchaburi, the Gulf of Thailand, Thailand but could not be identified because it was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
Rachawadee Chantra, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Patcharaporn Yaowasooth, Surasak Thongsukdee, Kongkiat Kitiwatthanawong, Cholawit Thongcharoenchaikit, Janine L. Brown, Promporn Piboon   +7 more
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Mysticeti: Reaching the Limits of Latency with Uncertified DAGs [PDF]

We introduce Mysticeti-C, the first DAG-based Byzantine consensus protocol to achieve the lower bounds of latency of 3 message rounds. Since Mysticeti-C is built over DAGs it also achieves high resource efficiency and censorship resistance.
Babel, Kushal, Chursin, Andrey, Sonnino, Alberto, Kokoris-Kogias, Lefteris, Tian, Mingwei, Danezis, George, Koshy, Arun, Kichidis, Anastasios   +7 more
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The molecular evolution of genes previously associated with large sizes reveals possible pathways to cetacean gigantism

Scientific Reports, 2023
Cetaceans are a group of aquatic mammals with the largest body sizes among living animals, including giant representatives such as blue and fin whales.
Felipe André Silva, Érica M. S. Souza, Elisa Ramos, Lucas Freitas, Mariana F. Nery   +4 more
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Structured-Light 3D Scanning as a Tool for Creating a Digital Collection of Modern and Fossil Cetacean Skeletons (Natural History Museum, University of Pisa)

Heritage, 2023
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa hosts one of the most important osteological collections of cetaceans all over Europe, as well as a conspicuous paleontological collection, including several holotypes of Archaeoceti (archaic whales ...
Marco Merella, Simone Farina, Patrizia Scaglia, Gaia Caneve, Giada Bernardini, Alice Pieri, Alberto Collareta, Giovanni Bianucci   +7 more
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Stable Isotope Analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of Baleen Plates Reveals Feeding Patterns in Stranded Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Along the Brazilian Coast

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from breeding stock A migrate annually between Antarctic feeding grounds (~65° S) and Brazilian breeding areas (~17° S). Traditionally considered to fast during migration, recent feeding observations and increased strandings along southeastern Brazil (~23° S) raise questions about possible shifts in ...
Daniel Fonseca Zappa, Kalil Salloum, Nandhara Alexandrini Martins, Carla Bantel, Andrea Maranho, Carla Beatriz Barbosa, Francisco William da Cruz Júnior, Adriana Barioni, Gislene Torrente‐Vilara   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Assessments, Statistical Effectiveness Parameters and Genetic Structure of Captive Populations of Tursiops truncatus Using 15 STRs

Animals, 2022
Genetic analysis is a conventional way of identifying and monitoring captive and wildlife species. Knowledge of statistical parameters reinforcing their usefulness and effectiveness as powerful tools for preserving diversity is crucial.
Rocío Gómez, Rocío M. Neri-Bazán, Araceli Posadas-Mondragon, Pablo A. Vizcaíno-Dorado, Jonathan J. Magaña, José Leopoldo Aguilar-Faisal   +5 more
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A PLIOCENE GRAY WHALE (ESCHRICHTIUS SP.) FROM THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2020
The gray whale Eschrichtius robustus, the only living member of the eschrichtiid lineage, currently inhabits only the North Pacific. Interestingly, however, the holotypes of both E.
CHENG-HSIU TSAI, ALBERTO COLLARETA, MARK BOSSELAERS   +2 more
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Synapsids and sensitivity: Broad survey of tetrapod trigeminal canal morphology supports an evolutionary trend of increasing facial tactile specialization in the mammal lineage

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 4, Page 864-911, April 2026.
Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae, Julien Benoit, Irina Ruf, Zoleka Sibiya, Bhart‐Anjan S. Bhullar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A right whale (Mysticeti, Balaenidae) from the Pleistocene of Taiwan

Zoological Letters, 2019
Current patterns of biological distribution result from the deep past. Of particular interest, some closely related species appear at high latitudes of both hemispheres, but not in between, a pattern known as antitropical distribution.
Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Chun-Hsiang Chang
doaj   +1 more source