- Only a single fossil monodontid is known, and it came from the late Miocene of Baja California, Mexico. Fossils found in Pleistocene clays of eastern North America indicate that belugas underwent large range extensions and contractions in response to glacial processes.www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-…
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The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil record. Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean. Both species are relatively small whales, between three … See more
The monodontids, oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae) and porpoises (Phocoenidae) together comprise the Delphinoidea superfamily. Genetic evidence suggests the porpoises are more closely related to the white whales, … See more
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WEBMonodontidae beluga and narwhal. Monodontidae. beluga and narwhal. The two species of this family are found at high latitudes in the arctic seas and in most of the major rivers draining into them, south to the Saint …
Bohaskaia monodontoides, a new monodontid (Cetacea, …
Bohaskaia monodontoides, a New Monodontid (Cetacea, …
First monodontid cetacean (Odontoceti, Delphinoidea) from the …
A monodontid cetacean from the Early Pliocene of the …
WEBJan 1, 2007 · A partial skeleton from the Early Pliocene of Antwerp (north of Belgium), including a fragmentary skull, corresponds to the first record of a fossil member of the family Monodontidae in the...
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