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An illustration of multispecies communities of dugongs from India, Mexico and Florida
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The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows

Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and...
January 2012
Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

The evolution of whales represents one of the great stories in macroevolution. It's...
September 2011
Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Expedition to Excavate a Fossil Whale

My graduate student Jorge and I are departing today for Panama, to excavate a...
June 2011
Overfishing is leading to an abundance of less desirable species like jellyfish.
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

All over the world, people have been witnessing gigantic blooms of tens of...
November 2010
A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
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Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

Animals, on land and in the ocean, live in a 3-D world, and they depend on their...
November 2010
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