Nature research paper: A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone
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Researchers uncovered an enormous deep-sea accumulation of whale remains in the southeastern Indian Ocean, showing long-term, specialized ecosystems and an extensive fossil record that offers new insight into deep-ocean biodiversity and whale evolutionary history.
My paper on Mesocyon is finally out! This will be part of a special issue on John Day Fossils Beds National Monument. Art by Kaori Chambers www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Not that previous studies haven’t delved into the dexterous forelimbs of many extinct canid species with only recent acquisition of pursuit predation, but it still is challenging for many paleontologists and general public to wrap their heads around.