Overall, the group exhibits strong support and curiosity about the research, with examples such as mentions of new fossils, anatomical studies, and the evolutionary implications, as well as comments on ultrasonic hearing adaptations, tone, and scientific significance that reflect active and interested engagement.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions highlight support for the idea of convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing, indicating general agreement with the paper’s conclusions.
InterestHigh interest
Participants show high enthusiasm and curiosity, especially with comments referencing the new fossil discovery and its implications for the evolution of echolocation.
EngagementHigh engagement
Posts engage deeply by discussing detailed aspects like ear geometry, fossil evidence, and potential sensory capabilities, implying active engagement with research methods and implications.
ImpactModerate impact
While some posts celebrate the significance of these findings and their contribution to understanding whale evolution, the overall perceived impact is moderate, emphasizing scientific interest rather than revolutionary change.
Abstract in brief
The study investigates the evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Odontoceti), suggesting it originated rapidly within a few million years in their early history, evidenced by skeletal features in fossils.
CT scans of ancient whale fossils reveal similarities to modern toothed whales, indicating a possible transitional stage in ear morphology, which provides insights into how ultrasonic hearing evolved in this group.
The findings support the idea that ultrasonic hearing either evolved twice independently in different whale lineages or was lost in some, with the evidence favoring a convergent evolution scenario where similar features developed separately in related groups.
Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may have evolved twice in toothed whales! Congrats to the team! https://t.co/9XmNBlGxmy https://t.co/Q9QPCF1BPv
May 15, 2019 · 39 likes · 17 shares · 1,693 followersView post →
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The Royal Society
@royalsociety · X
All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal echolocation evolved multiple times, independently https://t.co/pE716RNEnf #biologyletters https://t.co/35Icl0fLNS
May 16, 2019 · 19 likes · 5 shares · 340,584 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) https://t.co/2bnMl40u6v #palaeontology #evolution #BiologyLetters https://t.co/0KDniEH91z
Dec 14, 2021 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 38,634 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The internal geometry of the ear bones were assessed, so could the animal hear high frequencies? Read the paper in #BiologyLetters & find out - https://t.co/PyZCB2aQrB https://t.co/fuTiZ55NBo
May 17, 2019 · 15 likes · 6 shares · 38,634 followersView post →
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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X
Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) | Biology Letters https://t.co/p8nT5wjAbU
May 15, 2019 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 32,084 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. Given the ear geometry, could the animal hear high frequencies? Read the paper in #BiologyLetters and find out https://t.co/PyZCB2aQrB | It's #FossilFriday https://t.co/3tj4Dunimj
May 31, 2019 · 5 likes · 4 shares · 38,634 followersView post →
Convergent evolution has resulted in remarkable biological abilities appearing in unrelated animal lineages. This video explores echolocation, highlighting its development in bats and whales, as well as its evolution…
This study investigates the rapid evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales, highlighting skeletal evidence from fossils that suggest convergent evolution or independent development of this trait in different…
RT @RSocPublishing: Researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. Given the ear geometry, could the animal hear high…
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. Given the ear geometry, could the animal hear high frequencies? Read the paper in #BiologyLetters and find out https://t.co/PyZCB2aQrB | It's #FossilFriday https://t.co/3tj4Dunimj
May 31, 2019 · 5 likes · 4 shares · 38,634 followersView post →
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@Adarchism · X
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Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti).
RT @RSocPublishing: Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The in…
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RT @RSocPublishing: Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The in…
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Richard_Carr
@EmuLarge · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The in…
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Hearing Libraries
@HearingLibrary · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The in…
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Eric de Marylebone
@EricdeMarylebon · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The in…
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Hear ye, hear ye. In time for #FossilFriday, researchers describe a new fossil of an early-diverging odontocete. The internal geometry of the ear bones were assessed, so could the animal hear high frequencies? Read the paper in #BiologyLetters & find out - https://t.co/PyZCB2aQrB https://t.co/fuTiZ55NBo
May 17, 2019 · 15 likes · 6 shares · 38,634 followersView post →
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Chase Brownstein
@ChaseBrownstein · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 16, 2019 · 17 shares · 1,766 followersView post →
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Richard Hurst
@Richardhurst19 · X
RT @royalsociety: All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal…
May 16, 2019 · 5 shares · 15,307 followersView post →
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Christina Nord
@ina820 · X
RT @royalsociety: All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal…
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Chris Harrison
@chrisharriKings · X
RT @royalsociety: All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal…
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@sunnykoul8 · X
RT @royalsociety: All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal…
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Tom Feilden
@BBCTomFeilden · X
RT @royalsociety: All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal…
May 16, 2019 · 5 shares · 11,625 followersView post →
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The Royal Society
@royalsociety · X
All living toothed whales echolocate, a trait shared by their ancestor. New research shows that earlier ancestors reveal echolocation evolved multiple times, independently https://t.co/pE716RNEnf #biologyletters https://t.co/35Icl0fLNS
May 16, 2019 · 19 likes · 5 shares · 340,584 followersView post →
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Gunnar
@evolveon · X
I hear ya: Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) | Biology Letters https://t.co/OQbMHsqEDE #evolution #echolocation #whale #dolphin #convergent
Olympicetus avitusと類似する分類群の岩骨はステムのクジラと形態空間を共有。頭蓋顔面の形態データと合わせると、超音波の聴覚の適応はxenorophidsの時に1回、ハクジラクラウン生物群のステムグループで1回の計2回進化したと考えられる。Evidence for convergent evolution…https://t.co/ZcyFToS4kM
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 15, 2019 · 17 shares · 2,247 followersView post →
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Naoto HANDA
@Nao_hnd · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 15, 2019 · 17 shares · 1,387 followersView post →
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dr. Jamie MacLaren
@palaeotheoryum · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 15, 2019 · 17 shares · 1,529 followersView post →
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Jonathan
@Sontar22 · X
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) | Biology Letters https:…
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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X
Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) | Biology Letters https://t.co/p8nT5wjAbU
May 15, 2019 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 32,084 followersView post →
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Nick Crumpton no longer posting
@LSmonster · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
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Kuzco
@Kuzco297 · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
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Dr David Hocking
@DPHocking · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 15, 2019 · 17 shares · 1,478 followersView post →
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Erich Fitzgerald
@emgfitzgerald · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
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Ashley W Poust
@AshPoust · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
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Dr. Tanja Wintrich
@TanjaWintrich · X
RT @Blogozoic: Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may hav…
May 15, 2019 · 17 shares · 185 followersView post →
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Travis Park
@Blogozoic · X
Very interesting new paper from @raracicot, @CoastalPaleo & colleagues that shows adaptations for ultrasonic hearing may have evolved twice in toothed whales! Congrats to the team! https://t.co/9XmNBlGxmy https://t.co/Q9QPCF1BPv
May 15, 2019 · 39 likes · 17 shares · 1,693 followersView post →