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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a New Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes living belugas and narwhals, are...
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Panama Expedition Success
Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
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A Squalodontid Success
On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
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The Digsite at Cerro Ballena
Chilean and Smithsonian paleontologists study several fossil whale skeletons at...
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...
July 2016
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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner
After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...
May 2012
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Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous stream crossings and a new fossil find
We departed from Port Renfrew on Tuesday morning on the Michelle Diana, a boat...
May 2012
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Arm Bone Fossil of an Ancient Toothed Whale
Nick Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National...
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Excavating a "toothed" baleen whale from Vancouver Island
The whales that we see in today's world can broadly be split into two groups: those...
May 2012
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An Ancient Whale Skeleton, Unexcavated
Nick Pyenson, the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian's National...
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012