New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia. Analysis of the baleen whale fossil record reveals that larger mysticetes first appeared in the Southern Hemisphere. @museumsvictoria https://t.co/HfCjVfanMT https://t.co/QUgLYluAXm
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle.
Mentions
Extended reach
Total likes
Video views
Mentions per month
Dec 2023 – Apr 2024Where it's discussed
-
X / Twitter96 posts
-
News56 articles
-
Blogs6 articles
-
Bluesky2 posts
-
YouTube2 videos
AI synopsis
What people are saying
Many discussions highlight the finding that the largest baleen whales evolved in an unexpected location, emphasizing phrases like 'unexpectedly large fossil' and 'challenges earlier assumptions.' The tone of excitement in phrases like 'lookie here' and the aggregation of hashtags related to evolution and paleontology suggest a strong enthusiasm and community interest in the implications of the research.
The majority of discussions reflect a positive reception toward the findings of the publication, indicating a general support for its conclusions.
There is a high level of curiosity present, with users actively discussing the implications of the giant baleen whales' evolution, highlighting the relevance of the study.
While some discussions are more informative than others, there are several instances where users delve into specific details like the fossil context, showing moderate engagement.
Users perceive this publication as having significant influence on the understanding of baleen whale evolution, pointing out that it challenges existing assumptions.
Abstract in brief
- A new study reveals that ancient baleen whales from the Southern Hemisphere, like a 9-meter fossil found in South Australia, were generally larger than those from the Northern Hemisphere during the Early Miocene.
- This research challenges earlier assumptions that giant whale sizes developed quickly in a singular event during the Plio-Pleistocene, suggesting instead that size variation has deep roots in Southern Ocean productivity throughout Cenozoic history.
- The findings emphasize the need to consider Southern Hemisphere fossils when studying the evolution of baleen whales, as they play a crucial role in understanding macroevolutionary trends.
Top posts
Most liked on X and BlueskyNew from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ECdierInAJ
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/kOR53Ph6Iu
Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle #ProcB https://t.co/Amg65kuZpb #OpenAccess #Evolution #Palaeobiology @Palaeo_JRule https://t.co/sRcGGXEtfq
Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | https://t.co/v9M5OWoOYT #ProcB #Palaeontology #Evolution #OpenAccess https://t.co/8qDuHvL3qF
Published in #ProcB: 19-million-year-old fossil jawbone suggests the largest whales first evolved in an unexpected place https://t.co/xy6cy2Kmwk | #Evolution #Palaeontology #WorldWhaleDay https://t.co/l9KDyd2qL4
All mentions
PALEONEWS: La ballena barbada más grande del Mioceno Temprano #paleontologia #paleonews #ballena
December 2023 Paleontology Highlights and Ageing Evolution Insight
This video reviews significant paleontological papers from December 2023. We also explore how the dominance of dinosaurs may have influenced mammalian aging, suggesting that selective pressures from this era led to…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @RSocPublishing: Published in #ProcB: 19-million-year-old fossil jawbone suggests the largest whales first evolved in an unexpected plac…
Published in #ProcB: 19-million-year-old fossil jawbone suggests the largest whales first evolved in an unexpected place https://t.co/xy6cy2Kmwk | #Evolution #Palaeontology #WorldWhaleDay https://t.co/l9KDyd2qL4
@lyssasphere Lookie here girl, more sciency stuff about rocks and missing evidence in the evolutionary tree, this time Whales! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (https://t.co/TcFd51hsvR)
RT @RSocPublishing: Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | https://t.co/v9M5OWoOYT #ProcB #Palaeontology #Evolution #Op…
Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | https://t.co/v9M5OWoOYT #ProcB #Palaeontology #Evolution #OpenAccess https://t.co/8qDuHvL3qF
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://buff.ly/3TMHKfW
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle https://t.co/BRXSTYqQqX https://t.co/ggTHoEbmnv
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle https://t.co/bEzBMA6AVg
RT @NHM_Science: Cold cradle of ancient baleen whales - fossil filter feeders in the southern hemisphere from @Palaeo_JRule et al . NHM sci…
ARTÍCULO REFERENCIA (acceso abierto) Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle https://t.co/qpLD0Jq4qA vía @RSocPublishing
Cold cradle of ancient baleen whales - fossil filter feeders in the southern hemisphere from @Palaeo_JRule et al . NHM science @museumsvictoria https://t.co/wV6QC4cJ3b
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @RSocPublishing: Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle #ProcB https://t.co/Amg65kuZpb #OpenAccess #Evolution #Palaeo…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @RSocPublishing: Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle #ProcB https://t.co/Amg65kuZpb #OpenAccess #Evolution #Palaeo…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @RSocPublishing: Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle #ProcB https://t.co/Amg65kuZpb #OpenAccess #Evolution #Palaeo…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https:…
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/kOR53Ph6Iu
Giant baleen #whales emerged from a cold southern cradle #ProcB https://t.co/Amg65kuZpb #OpenAccess #Evolution #Palaeobiology @Palaeo_JRule https://t.co/sRcGGXEtfq
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
@royalsociety ProcB の新しい論文!南オーストラリア州の中新世初期に産出された、予想外に大きなヒゲクジラの化石。 ヒゲクジラの化石記録の分析により、より大きなミスティス類が最初に南半球に出現したことが明らかになった。 @museumsvictoria ◎論文 (https://t.co/gYHL6qjARG) https://t.co/mL8MPIqNOe
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia.…
New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia. Analysis of the baleen whale fossil record reveals that larger mysticetes first appeared in the Southern Hemisphere. @museumsvictoria https://t.co/HfCjVfanMT https://t.co/QUgLYluAXm
RT @emgfitzgerald: New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold s…
New! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle James P. Rule et al #paleontology #palaeontology
New from @Palaeo_JRule, @Inxcetus, Felix Marx, @TIPollock, @DrTeethAl and me! Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/ECdierInAJ