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atomfullerene t1_j0ohaj8 wrote
Reply to comment by djublonskopf in Where did baleen come from? by dribbling-dolt
Worth noting that the answer isn't quite as straightforward as simply replacing teeth with baleen, because we have fossils of whales that appear to have had both teeth and baleen
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210524091939.htm
Although other whale fossils that may be in the line seem to have had neither teeth nor baleen
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/whales-lose-teeth-gain-baleen/
No surprise that something as weird as baleen is a bit mysterious
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