Lateral palatal foramina are not widespread in Artiodactyla and imply baleen in extinct mysticetes

• Eric G. Ekdale,
• Joseph J. El Adli,
• Michael R. McGowen,
• Thomas A. Deméré,
• Agnese Lanzetti,
• Annalisa Berta,
• Mark S. Springer,
• Robert W. Boessenecker,
• John Gatesy

Affiliations

Eric G. Ekdale

Department of Biology, San Diego State University

Joseph J. El Adli

Department of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum

Michael R. McGowen

Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Thomas A. Deméré

Department of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum

Agnese Lanzetti

Imaging and Analysis Center, The Natural History Museum

Annalisa Berta

Department of Biology, San Diego State University

Mark S. Springer

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California-Riverside

Robert W. Boessenecker

University of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California

John Gatesy

Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History