[MARMAM] New fossil rorqual from Peru

lunge-feeding strategy. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow *Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium *Monash University, Melbourne, Australia *Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia Address

[MARMAM] New paper on the phylogeny of the pygmy right whale (Caperea)

” that demonstrates the origin of pygmy right whales from cetotheriids, and confirms the latter’s resurrection from the dead. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow *Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium

[MARMAM] New paper on evolution of filter feeding in whales

thought. In addition, they suggest an entirely new evolutionary scenario in which the transition from raptorial to baleen-assisted filter feeding was mediated by suction, thereby avoiding the problem of functional interference between teeth and the baleen rack. Kind regards, Felix Marx

[MARMAM] New paper on fossilised baleen

aena* likely reflects the interacting effects of size, function and phylogeny, and reveals a previously unknown degree of complexity in modern mysticete feeding evolution. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow *Royal Bel

[MARMAM] New paper on fossil baleen whale from Peru

crown Mysticeti. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow *Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium *Monash University, Melbourne, Australia *Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia Address: School

[MARMAM] New paper

the evolution of aquatic mammal feeding, provide details on the relevance of semi-aquatic feeding, and propose a revised overview and classification of capture behaviours. Link: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1863/20171836 Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G

[MARMAM] New paper on fossil pygmy right whale

species, and supports a southern origin for pygmy right whales. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow *Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium *Monash University, Melbourne, Australia *Museum

[MARMAM] New archaic mysticete fossils from Antarctica

the size range of archaic mysticetes, and demonstrates that whales achieved considerable disparity shortly after their origin. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD | FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow *University of Liège, Belgium *Royal Belgian Institute of Natural

[MARMAM] New paper on a large cetotheriid, and the status of Tranatocetidae

. As a result, we suggest that both groups should be reintegrated into the single family Cetotheriidae. Link: https://peerj.com/articles/6426/ Kind regards, Felix Marx ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam

[MARMAM] Oligocene mysticetes from Australasia and the Early Miocene fossil gap

of the endemic coastal assemblages, leaving nearshore deposits virtually devoid of mysticetes. Filter feeders persisted offshore and subsequently re-invaded coastal habitats during the mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum, thus establishing the modern, cosmopolitan mysticete fauna. Kind regards, Felix

[MARMAM] New paper on Pleistocene blue whale and mysticete body size evolution

mysticetes comparable to most extant species have existed since at least the Late Miocene, suggesting a long-term impact on global marine ecosystems. Kind regards, Felix Marx _ *Felix G. Marx* PhD | FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow *University of Liège, Belgium *Royal Belgian