First filter feeding in the Early Triassic: cranial morphological convergence between Hupehsuchus and baleen whales

Abstract Modern baleen whales are unique as large-sized filter feeders, but their roles were replicated much earlier by diverse marine reptiles of the Mesozoic. Here, we investigate convergence in skull morphology between modern baleen whales and one of the earliest marine reptiles, the basal ichthy...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:BMC Ecology and Evolution
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Zi-Chen Fang, Jiang-Li Li, Chun-Bo Yan, Ya-Rui Zou, Li Tian, Bi Zhao, Michael J. Benton, Long Cheng, Xu-Long Lai
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: BMC 2023-08-01
الموضوعات:
Nanzhang-Yuan’an Fauna
Marine reptiles
Ichthyosauromorph
Mysticeti
Mesozoic
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02143-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02143-9

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