It looks like the evolution of ocean-going whales like Borealodon may have affected communities found in the deep ocean, like the ones found around geothermal vents. And it turns out that when a whale dies, that’s just the beginning of the story.
Early and fast rise of Mesozoic ocean giants
We live in a time of ocean giants: Today’s blue whales, right whales, sperm whales, and killer whales are not just extremely large marine predators, they each represent the largest-sized examples ever for their respective lineages. Notably, whale gigantism appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon, only having evolved in the past few million years, … Meer lezen
