Cetacean Paleobiology

by Felix G Marx, Mark D. Uhen, Olivier Lambert

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have fascinated and bewildered humans throughout history. Their mammalian affinities have been long recognized, but exactly which group of terrestrial mammals they descend from has, until recently, remained in the dark. Recent decades have produced a flurry of new fossil cetaceans, extending their fossil history to over 50 million years ago. Along with new insights from genetics and developmental studies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118561279
• ISBN13: 9781118561270
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.7"