Publications by authors named "Joshua E Corrie"
Article Synopsis
- The Kekenodontidae are a group of late-surviving prehistoric whales known as archaeocetes from the Late Oligocene period found in the Southwest Pacific, including a newly identified species from New Zealand.
- Phylogenetic studies show that this new genus fits into the Kekenodontidae family and is closely related to another unnamed kekenodontid, suggesting they represent the last of the archaeocetes before future evolutionary developments occurred.
- The study highlights the unique dental characteristics of the juvenile holotype, which indicates the potential persistence of diphyodonty (having two sets of teeth) in these whales, a trait not observed in later cetaceans.
