2026
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Peredo, C.M., and C.C. Cain
Western Governors University
Publications
Research & Publications
23 Peer Reviewed Research | 2 Institutional Reports | 0 White Papers
25 publications
2026
Morphological diversity of the cetacean mandibular symphysis coincides with novel modes of aquatic feeding
Strauch, R.J., J.S. Berv, D. Fraser, N.D. Pyenson, and C.M. Peredo
Paleobiology 52(1), 145-154
2025
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Peredo, C.M., and C.C. Cain
Western Governors University
2025
Machine learning for paleontology education: two outside the classroom case studies
Peredo, C.M., R.J. Strauch, Z. Mendivil, M. Ye
AURCO Journal 31, 135-147
2025
How is the third jaw joint in whales different? Diverse modes of articulation between the jaws of whales
Strauch, R.J., N.D. Pyenson, and C.M. Peredo
Journal of Anatomy 247, 1224-1240
2025
Cranial musculature of batoids: A standardized nomenclature
Ramírez-Díaz, C., M.A. Kolmann, C.M. Peredo, V.H. Cruz-Escalona, and R. Peña
The Anatomical Record 308(1), 163-179
2024
Skull shape and size changes in different populations of Zalophus californianus in Mexico
Medrano, R.A., V.H. Cruz-Escalona, J.A. Payan Alcacio, L.R. de Oliveira, A.O. Vargas, C.J. Hernandez-Camacho, and C.M. Peredo
Journal of Mammalian Evolution 105:1, 192-205
2023
Mechanical properties of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) lower jaws explain trophic plasticity
Nieto-Miranda, J. Jesus, R. Aguilar-Medrano, C.J. Hernandez-Camacho, C.M. Peredo, V.H. Cruz-Escalona
The Anatomical Record 10, 2598-2609
2022
Lateral palatal foramina do not indicate baleen in fossil whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and M.D. Uhen
Scientific Reports 12, 11448
2022
Puncture performance tests reveal distinct feeding modes in pinniped teeth
Peredo, C.M., D.N. Ingle, and C.D. Marshall
Journal of Experimental Biology 225:11, jeb244296
2021
Morphological variation of the relictual alveolar structures in the mandibles of baleen whales
Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 9, e11890
2021
What are the limits to whale ear bone size? Non-isometric scaling of the cetacean bulla
Groves, S.L., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 9, e10882
2021
The first possible remingtonocetid stem whale from North America
Uhen, M.D., and C.M. Peredo
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 66:1, 77-83
2020
The dawn of Desmatophocidae: a new species of basal desmatophocid seal (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Miocene of Oregon, USA
Tate-Jones, M.K., C.M. Peredo, C.D. Marshall, and S.S.B. Hopkins
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40:4, 1-12
2019
Norrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California
Leslie, M.S., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 7, e7629
2019
Borealodon osedax, a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities
Shipps, B.K., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
Royal Society Open Science 6, 182168
2018
Tooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, C.D. Marshall, and M.D. Uhen
Current Biology 28, 3992-4000
2018
Convergence on dental simplification in the evolution of whales
Peredo, C.M., J.S. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
Paleobiology 44:3, 434-443
2018
Salishicetus meadi, a new aetiocetid from the late Oligocene of Washington State and implications for feeding transitions in early mysticete evolution
Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson
Royal Society Open Science 5, 172336
2018
A new kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the early Miocene Astoria Formation and a revision of the stem delphinidan family Kentriodontidae
Peredo, C.M., M.D. Uhen, and M.D. Nelson
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38:2, 1-18
2018
Diversity of late Neogene Monachinae (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the North Atlantic, with the description of two new species
Dewaele, L., C.M. Peredo, P. Meyvisch, and S. Louwye
Royal Society Open Science 5, 172437
2017
Alveoli, teeth, and tooth loss: Understanding the homology of internal mandibular structures in mysticete cetaceans
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, M.D. Uhen, and C.D. Marshall
PLOS ONE 12:5, 1-26
2017
Decoupling tooth loss from the evolution of baleen in whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and A.T. Boersma
Frontiers in Marine Science 4:67, 1-11
2016
A new basal chaeomysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation of Washington, USA
Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen
Papers in Palaeontology 2:4, 533-554
2016
Exploration of marine mammal paleogeography in the Northern Hemisphere over the Cenozoic using beta diversity
Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449, 227-235