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An Amphibious Whale from the Middle Eocene of Peru Reveals Early South Pacific Dispersal of Quadrupedal Cetaceans

Lambert, Olivier; Bianucci, Giovanni; Salas-Gismondi, Rodolfo; Di Celma, Claudio; Steurbaut, Etienne; Urbina, Mario; de Muizon, Christian (Elsevier, 2019)

Cetaceans originated in south Asia more than 50 million years ago (mya), from a small quadrupedal artiodactyl ancestor [1-3]. Amphibious whales gradually dispersed westward along North Africa and arrived in North America ...
Conservation genetics of south american aquatic mammals: An overview of gene diversity, population structure, phylogeography, non-invasive methods and forensics

de Oliveira, L.R.; Loizaga De Castro, R.; Cardenas Alayza, Susana; Bonatto, S.L. (Wiley, 2012)

Most aquatic mammals have high dispersal potential, and there are often severe conservation concerns related to their legal or illegal harvesting. Therefore, economic, social and forensic factors often arise in decisions ...

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