• Named by the UK-APC in 1960 after the zoological order Cetacea (whales and porpoises); these rocks lie in one of the chief Antarctic whaling areas. 63°46′S...
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  • Zumberge Capstan Rocks, named after its resemblance to a capstan Catcher Icefall, named for its association with the whaling industry Cetacea Rocks, named after...
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    present-extending Cenozoic Era. Molecular and morphological analyses suggest Cetacea share a relatively recent closest common ancestor with hippopotami and...
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    the water. Raoellids may be the "missing link" sister group to whales (Cetacea). All other Artiodactyla are "cousins" of these two groups. Oxygen-18 values...
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    "Palaeobiological assessment of some basilosauridarchaeocetes (mammalia, cetacea) and its affinity with recent odontocetes: new insights from Wadi El-Hitan...
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    O.; Bianucci, G.; de Muizon, C. (2017). "Macroraptorial Sperm Whales (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteroidea) from the Miocene of Peru". Zoological Journal...
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    Taiwan, while Pseudorca yokoyamai is found in both Pliocene and Pleistocene rocks in Japan. "Pseudorca yokoyamai Matsumoto 1926 (false killer whale)". fossilworks...
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    million years ago, a common ancestor between the two branched off into cetacea and anthracotheres; anthracotheres became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene...
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    of the narwhal, Monodon monoceros, and beluga, Delphinapterus leucas (Cetacea: Monodontidae)". Journal of Anatomy. 233 (4): 421–439. doi:10.1111/joa...
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    group's 113.31 km2 (43.75 sq mi), and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island (or Folly Islands), Isle de Jeanette-Marie...
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    that are in estrus, and rams mark their territories by rubbing scent on rocks. Seven species (and numerous subspecies) of sheep are currently recognized...
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  • Rochín-Bañaga, H.; Tsai, C.H. (2024). "Echericetus novellus n. gen. n. sp. (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Eomysticetidae), an Oligocene baleen whale from Baja California...
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    markers can last for two to three weeks, and are typically placed near rocks, boulders, trees, or the skeletons of large animals. Raised leg urination...
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    plotopterids. Its remains can be found in Late Eocene to Late Oligocene rocks from the Makah Formation, the overlying Pysht Formation and the Lincoln...
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    hearing. Like the guanacos, they frequently lick calcareous stones and rocks, which are rich in salt, and also drink salt water. Vicuñas are very clean...
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    gigantissima nov. gen., nov. sp" [Giant nematoda from the placenta of Cetacea; Placentonema gigantissima nov. gen., nov. sp] (PDF). Doklady Akademii...
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    to die out. Archaeological evidence including depictions on pottery and rocks suggests that humped cattle likely imported from the Near East was present...
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    cognition. The sea otter uses rocks as essential and regular parts of its foraging behaviour (smashing abalone from rocks or breaking open shells), with...
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    "A new species of Middle Miocene sperm whale of the genus Scaldicetus (Cetacea; Physeteridae) from Shiga-mura, Japan". The Island Arc. 3 (4): 453. doi:10...
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    2003). "The dinosaurian origin of feathers: perspectives from dolphin (Cetacea) collagen fibers". Naturwissenschaften. 90 (12). Berlin: Springer Science+Business...
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  • cerebrum or brain. cetology The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. chalcidology The study...
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    or Elephantine Island Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Order Cetacea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World:...
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  • known bacteria. Nanobes, tiny filamental structures first found in some rocks and sediments, were first described in 1996 by Philippa Uwins of the University...
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    Cornelis J.; et al. (2010). "Recent data on whales and dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Cape Verde Islands, including records of four taxa new to the...
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    longer, hollow hairs. Mountain goats molt in spring by rubbing against rocks and trees, with the adult billies shedding their extra wool first and the...
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    absorb salt and they can be observed licking minerals deposited on cliffs or rocks. Taiwan serows can jump as high as 2 m and run as fast as 55 km per hour...
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    trees interspersed with scrub or pine trees. However, small patches of rocks in farmland or various areas along the Iberian coast also formed suitable...
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    †Pseudoceras (Early horse-type ungulate) †Yumaceras hamiltoni (Camel-like) †Cetacea (Whale) †Aepycamelus major (Camel) †Procamelus grandis (Camel) †Hemiauchenia...
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    feral dogs and humans. Males are territorial and smear gland secretions on rocks and branches to mark their territories; their preferred resting places are...
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    PMC 4795812. PMID 26268193. Pilleri, Georg (1984). Investigations on Cetacea. Vol. 16–17. Hirnanatomisches Institut der Universität. p. 161. Retrieved...
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