<i>Aetiocetus weltoni</i> (IMAGE)

San Diego State University

<i>Aetiocetus weltoni</i>

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Artist's reconstruction of Aetiocetus weltoni, a 25 million year old baleen whale, with teeth and baleen. Co-occurrence of teeth and baleen side-by-side allow the animal to eat single prey, such as small fish, with their teeth, as well as large accumulations of small crustaceans with their baleen.

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Art by C. Buell, used with permission from J. Gatesy.

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