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− | |'''Characteristic'''||'''Odontoceti toothed whale'''||'''Mysticeti baleen whales''' | + | |'''Characteristic'''||'''Odontoceti <br/>(toothed whale)'''||'''Mysticeti<br/>(baleen whales)''' |
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|Feeding||Echolocation, fast||Filter feeder, not fast | |Feeding||Echolocation, fast||Filter feeder, not fast |
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Characteristic | Odontoceti (toothed whale) |
Mysticeti (baleen whales) |
Feeding | Echolocation, fast | Filter feeder, not fast |
Size | Smaller (except Sperm whale and beaked whale) | Larger (except pygmy right whale) |
Blowhole | One | Two |
Dentition | Teeth | Baleen plates |
Melon | Ovoid, in anterior facial region | Vestigial or none |
Skull and facial tissue | Dorsally asymmetric | Symmetric |
Sexual dimorphism | Some species have larger males | Females always larger |
Mandible | Symphyseal (fused anteriorly) | Nonsymphyseal |
Pan bone of lower jaw | Yes | No |
Maxillae projection | Outward over expanded supraorbital processes | Under eye orbit, with bony protuberance anterior to eye orbit |
Olfactory nerve and Olfactory bulb | Absent& | Vestigial& |
Periotic bone | tympanic bulla | Fused with skull& |
- ↑ Dolphin Senses
- ↑ Baleen Whales: Senses
- ↑ Hooker, Sascha K. (2009). "Toothed Whales. Overview". In Perrin, William F.; Wursig, Bernd; Thewissen, J. G. M.. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (2 ed.). Burlington Ma. 01803: Academic Press. p. 1174. Template:Hide in printTemplate:Only in print. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/716899/description#description.