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The World's Rarest Whale Has Been Dissected For The First Time, And Here's What Was Discovered In The Process
The team discovered small vestigial teeth in the upper jaw of the whale. In other studies of beaked whales, vestigial teeth were determined to have receded as evolution favored suction feeding.
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World’s rarest whale had never been dissected — until now. Here’s what was discovered
They also discovered the whale’s upper jaw contained small, vestigial teeth. “These little teeth embedded in the gum tells us something about their evolutionary history,” van Helden said.