Uhen Lab

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12363/full

And finally, something from our local Calvert Formation! Check out this awesome paper on flipper evolution.

Ankylosis and osteonecrosis in the pectoral limb of a baleen whale (Cetacea, Mysticeti) from the Miocene Calvert Formation of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. - Nance - 2016 - Marine Mammal Science - Wiley Online Library Marine Mammal Science Explore this journal > Explore this journal > Early View Previous article in Early View: Insights into Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) echolocation ontogeny from recordings of mother-calf pairs Previous article in Early View: Insights into Blainville's beake...

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00288306.2016.1211540?needAccess=true

First up is a key new dolphin from the Early Miocene of New Zealand!

Papahu-like fossil dolphin from Kaikoura, New Zealand, helps to fill the Early Miocene gap in the history of Odontoceti (2016). Papahu-like fossil dolphin from Kaikoura, New Zealand, helps to fill the Early Miocene gap in the history of Odontoceti. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2016.1211540