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"Extinct" Pygmy Whale Discovered, Traced Back Over 2 Million Years

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By Kelli Bender Dec 19, 2012

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With this new lead, researchers hope to explain how these ancient creatures evolved into the pygmy right whales found in our oceans today. The information will also help scientists trace how the original family of Cetotheres whales diverged into different species.

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larry

Doesn't look very alive to me. So if that was the last one then they are indeed extinct.

December 20 2012 at 12:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply