A new prehistoric dolphin species has been discovered, and it had excellent high-frequency hearing abilities that were similar to those of dolphins today. The animal lived around 22 million years ...
The fossil bore no similarities to other dolphin fossils, so it was determined to be from a new genus and species. Nakagawa dated the fossil based on the distribution of the stratum in which it ...
This find significantly advanced our understanding of these dolphin-like reptiles in Aotearoa ... This suggests the species in New Zealand may have remained separate from those in South America ...