Revision of “Balaena” belgica reveals a new right whale species, the possible ancestry of the northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, and the ages of divergence for the living right whale species

In 1941, Abel established Balaena belgica based on a series of fused cervical vertebrae and citing other cranial fragments from the late Neogene of the Antwerp harbor (northern Belgium). Later, Plisnier-Ladame & Quinet (1969) added a neurocranium and other skeletal remains from the same area to...

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Main Authors: Michelangelo Bisconti, Olivier Lambert, Mark Bosselaers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3464.pdf