The fossil record demonstrates that mammals re‐entered the marine realm on at least seven
separate occasions. Five of these clades are still extant, whereas two are extinct. This review …

Previous analyses of relations, divergence times, and diversification patterns among extant
mammalian families have relied on supertree methods and local molecular clocks. We …

The remarkable fossil record of whales and dolphins (Cetacea) has made them an exemplar
of macroevolution. Although their overall adaptive transition from terrestrial to fully aquatic …

A new, fully dated total-evidence phylogeny of baleen whales (Mysticeti) shows that
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …

Vertebrates have evolved to gigantic sizes repeatedly over the past 250 Myr, reaching their
extreme in today's baleen whales (Mysticeti). Hypotheses for the evolution of exceptionally …

Eomysticetids represent a worldwide, short-lived radiation of archaic baleen-bearing
mysticetes that elucidate morphofunctional shifts and ontogenetic change amongst early …

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to
develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian …

The emergence of Cetacea in the Paleogene represents one of the most profound
macroevolutionary transitions within Mammalia. The move from a terrestrial habitat to a …

Cetaceans diverged from terrestrial mammals between 50 and 60 million years ago and
acquired, during their adaptation to a fully aquatic milieu, many derived features, including …

Background Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises, and whales) is a clade of aquatic species that
includes the most massive, deepest diving, and largest brained mammals. Understanding …