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- W2505787789 abstract "The fossil record of early cetaceans provides a remarkably complete picture of how the terrestrial ancestors of modern whales turned into the highly specialized marine mammals. The origin of cetaceans was originally thought to be defined by their adoption of an aquatic lifestyle, and the morphological and physiological changes that such a step necessitates. This chapter provides an overview of the changes that affected the major sense organs during the terrestrial-aquatic transition of cetaceans. The baleen apparatus is organized into a series of thin, continuously growing keratinous plates, which are lined up into a rack and suspended from the margin of the upper jaw. Cetacean echolocation capabilities are difficult to test in the wild and have only been experimentally demonstrated in about a dozen species. As in all sciences, paleontologists strive to maximize sample sizes in order to characterize morphological, geographical, and temporal variation within both species and higher taxonomic categories." @default.
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- W2505787789 date "2016-04-01" @default.
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- W2505787789 title "Major Steps in the Evolution of Cetaceans" @default.
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