Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans
INTRODUCTION The iterative evolution of secondarily marine tetrapods since the Paleozoic
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
offers the promise of better understanding how the anatomy and ecology of animals change …
[PDF][PDF] An overview of the fossil record of cetaceans from the East Pisco Basin (Peru)
G Bianucci, A Collareta - Bollettino della Società Paleontologica …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The East Pisco Basin is one of the forearc basins that formed during the Cenozoic along the
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …
Late Neogene evolution of the Peruvian margin and its ecosystems: a synthesis from the Sacaco record
D Ochoa, R Salas-Gismondi, TJ DeVries… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The highly productive waters of the Humboldt Current System (HCS) host a particular
temperate ecosystem within the tropics, whose history is still largely unknown. The Pisco …
temperate ecosystem within the tropics, whose history is still largely unknown. The Pisco …
The largest freshwater odontocete: A South Asian river dolphin relative from the proto-Amazonia
Several dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. Among these,
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
the evolution of the South Asian river dolphin Platanista and its relatives (Platanistidae) …
Macroraptorial sperm whales (cetacea, odontoceti, physeteroidea) from the Miocene of Peru
O Lambert, G Bianucci… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The three extant sperm whale species, the giant Physeter macrocephalus and the diminutive
Kogia species, are relict members of the superfamily Physeteroidea, whose evolutionary …
Kogia species, are relict members of the superfamily Physeteroidea, whose evolutionary …
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy and the thermophilic fossil fauna from the middle Miocene of the East Pisco Basin (Peru)
New age estimates obtained via Strontium Isotope (87 Sr/86 Sr) Stratigraphy and new
paleoclimatic data are here presented for the Miocene Chilcatay and Pisco formations …
paleoclimatic data are here presented for the Miocene Chilcatay and Pisco formations …
[HTML][HTML] The origins of the killer whale ecomorph
The killer whale (Orcinus orca) and false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) are the only
extant cetaceans that hunt other marine mammals, with pods of the former routinely preying …
extant cetaceans that hunt other marine mammals, with pods of the former routinely preying …
Vertebrate palaeoecology of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): glimpses into the ancient Humboldt Current ecosystem
The northward-flowing Humboldt Current hosts perpetually high levels of productivity along
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
the western coast of South America. Here, we aim to elucidate the deep-time history of this …
Sequence stratigraphy and paleontology of the Upper Miocene Pisco Formation along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (Ica Desert, Peru)
The sequence stratigraphic framework and a summary of the fossil fauna of the Upper
Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation exposed along the western side of the Ica River …
Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation exposed along the western side of the Ica River …
Wonky whales: the evolution of cranial asymmetry in cetaceans
Background Unlike most mammals, toothed whale (Odontoceti) skulls lack symmetry in the
nasal and facial (nasofacial) region. This asymmetry is hypothesised to relate to …
nasal and facial (nasofacial) region. This asymmetry is hypothesised to relate to …