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A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known about their breeding habits. One researcher’s second look at previously found baleen whale fossils from Japan provides new evidence of a now long-gone … Continue reading
Ancient South Carolina whale yields secrets to filter feeding’s origins
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived. And yet they feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans known as krill. The secret is in the baleen, a complex filter-feeding system that allows the enormous whales to strain … Continue reading
Sharks of Whale Valley (or should that be whales of Shark Valley?)
Leaving behind the noise and pollution of Cairo, the drive across the monotonous buff desert comes almost as a relief. After passing through the lush farmlands of the Fayum Oasis and back out onto the desert plains, the first sign … Continue reading
Shedding light on the origin of the baleen whale
The origin of filter feeding in baleen whales — the largest animal known to have ever existed — is now better understood, thanks to research on ‘Alfred’ the 25- million-year-old fossilized whale skull. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Walking Whale’ Fossil Discovered In Peru’s Ocucaje Desert
Geologist brushes the fossilized jaw of a whale lying on the desert pavement of Ocucaje, 310 km south of Lima Paleontologists in Peru have unearthed the fossil of a 40 million-year-old “walking whale.” Found in the Ocucaje Desert in southern … Continue reading
Scientists discover ‘white whale’ fossil
A 15-million-year-old fossil sperm whale specimen from California belongs to a new genus, according to a new study. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Tiny new North Pacific fossil whale from 30 million years ago
A new species of fossil baleen whale that lived in the North Pacific Ocean 30 to 33 million years ago has been described. The whale, named Fucaia buelli by the researchers, is transitional between ancient toothed whales and the baleen … Continue reading
Researchers describe new North Pacific fossil whale
A new species of fossil baleen whale that lived in the North Pacific Ocean 30 to 33 million years ago has been described by researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
Provenance whale fossil whale sonar
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-937727c1988672df269d689dd68c06d9.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Da fossili balena origine sonar cetacei” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-937727c1988672df269d689dd68c06d9.jpg”(ANSAmed) – Rome, 14 sea – fossils of whales, revealed the origin of echolocation early. In the skull of a whale old, density variations distinctive biological sonar used … Continue reading