The Ancestry of Whales

Researchers have reported important new fossil evidence that provide compelling morphological evidence that whales are not just related to, but are descended from, artiodactyls rather than mesohychians. The gaps in the cetacean transition from land to water are rapidly filling in.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 293; no. 5538; pp. 2216 - 2217
Main Author Rose, Kenneth D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Society for the Advancement of Science 21.09.2001
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Ancestry
Ankle
Cetacea
Cetaceans
Dactyl
Delphinidae
Evidence
Evolution
Fossil whales
Fossils
Mammals
Marine
Origin
Perspectives
Tarsus
Ungulata
Whales
Whales & whaling
Whales, Fossil
Egypt, Arab Rep
Pakistan
India
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Summary:Researchers have reported important new fossil evidence that provide compelling morphological evidence that whales are not just related to, but are descended from, artiodactyls rather than mesohychians. The gaps in the cetacean transition from land to water are rapidly filling in.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1065305