Thursday 12 February 2015

Oldest fur seal identified, ending 5-million-year 'ghost lineage'

Date:
February 11, 2015

Source:
University of Otago

Summary:
The oldest known fur seal has been discovered by a Geology PhD student at New Zealand's University of Otago, providing a missing link that helps to resolve a more than 5-million-year gap in fur seal and sea lion evolutionary history.


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