Possible neobalaenid from the Miocene of Australia implies a long evolutionary history for the pygmy right whale Caperea marginata (Cetacea, Mysticeti)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I thank T. Holland, F. Marx, J. Mead, T. Rich and H. Sues for comments and provision of materials; D. Bohaska, W. Longmore, R. O’Brien, and C. Potter for access to collections; C. Buell for permission to reproduce his artwork; and J. Geisler and two referees for their comments on the manuscript. This research was initiated during a Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship and sustained by the Harold Mitchell Foundation and Museum Victoria.

Handling editor: Jonathan Geisler