@article{fdi:010090627,
  title = {{T}he largest freshwater odontocete : a {S}outh {A}sian river dolphin relative from the proto-{A}mazonia},
  author = {{B}enites-{P}alomino, {A}. and {A}guirre-{F}ernandez, {G}. and {B}aby, {P}atrice and {O}choa, {D}. and {A}ltamirano, {A}. and {F}lynn, {J}. {J}. and {S}ánchez-{V}illagra, {M}. {R}. and {T}ejada, {J}. {V}. and de {M}uizon, {C}. and {S}alas-{G}ismondi, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}everal dolphin lineages have independently invaded freshwater systems. {A}mong these, the evolution of the {S}outh {A}sian river dolphin {P}latanista and its relatives ({P}latanistidae) remains virtually unknown as fossils are scarce. {H}ere, we describe {P}ebanista yacuruna gen. et sp. nov., a dolphin from the {M}iocene proto-{A}mazonia of {P}eru, recovered in phylogenies as the closest relative of {P}latanista. {M}orphological characters such as an elongated rostrum and large supraorbital crests, along with ecological interpretations, indicate that this odontocete was fully adapted to fresh waters. {P}ebanista constitutes the largest freshwater odontocete known, with an estimated body length of 3 meters, highlighting the ample resource availability and biotic diversity in the region, during the {E}arly to {M}iddle {M}iocene. {T}he finding of {P}ebanista in proto-{A}mazonian layers attests that platanistids ventured into freshwater ecosystems not only in {S}outh {A}sia but also in {S}outh {A}merica, before the modern {A}mazon {R}iver dolphin, during a crucial moment for the {A}mazonian evolution.},
  keywords = {{PEROU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience {A}dvances},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {eadk6320 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {2375-2548},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1126/sciadv.adk6320},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090627},
}