New Species of Dolphin Discovered
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05 Jul 2005 - 18 Jan 2016
DNA samples reveal new dolphin species
Two north Queensland researchers have identified a new species of dolphin in Australian waters. The Australian snubfin dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters in northern Australia and possibly Papua New Guinea. It initially was thought to have been an Irrawady dolphin, usually found in Asia and Australia. But researcher Isabel Beasley, a PhD student from Townsville's James Cook University, says DNA samples and skull measurements have proved otherwise. News story has audio clip.
Photo credit: Isabel Beasley.
Two north Queensland researchers have identified a new species of dolphin in Australian waters. The Australian snubfin dolphin lives in shallow coastal waters in northern Australia and possibly Papua New Guinea. It initially was thought to have been an Irrawady dolphin, usually found in Asia and Australia. But researcher Isabel Beasley, a PhD student from Townsville's James Cook University, says DNA samples and skull measurements have proved otherwise. News story has audio clip.
Photo credit: Isabel Beasley.
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