Paleontological studies of whale barnacles in taiwan reveal new cetacean migration routes in the western pacific since the miocene
Journal
Zoological Studies
Journal Volume
58
Pages
1-9
Date Issued
2019
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Abstract
fossils shows that whales passed through the Taiwan Strait to Okinawa and moved northwards via the Pacific coast of Honshu or entered into the Sea of Japan. The fossil record in this region extends back to the upper Miocene in Yamagata prefecture (facing the Sea of Japan) and Boso Peninsula (facing the Pacific Ocean) in Honshu (~11.2 Ma-5.3 Ma). This is one of the oldest cetacean migration routes documented to date.
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journal article