The evolution of cetaceans is thought to have begun in the Indian subcontinent from even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) 50 million years ago (mya) and to... 81 KB (9,674 words) - 21:47, 13 March 2024 |
Cetacea (redirect from Anatomy of cetaceans) evidence places cetaceans as nested within even-toed ungulates, most closely related to hippopotamus within the clade Whippomorpha. Cetaceans have been extensively... 115 KB (12,787 words) - 22:13, 10 April 2024 |
Pakicetus (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) other cetaceans, are artiodactyls. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pakicetus. Cetaceans portal Paleontology portal Evolution of cetaceans Bajpai... 17 KB (1,722 words) - 13:34, 11 April 2024 |
Dorudon (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) shown by unhealed bite marks on the skulls of some juvenile Dorudon. Paleontology portal Evolution of cetaceans Andrews 1906, p. 255 Dorudon in the Paleobiology... 15 KB (1,623 words) - 12:46, 26 March 2024 |
Ungulate (redirect from Evolution of ungulates) perissodactyls, one lineage of artiodactyls began to venture out into the seas. The traditional theory of cetacean evolution was that cetaceans were related to the... 59 KB (5,852 words) - 16:06, 25 April 2024 |
on the dorsal fins of large cetaceans to identify individuals in the field. The bony or cartilaginous bones that support the base of the dorsal fin in... 7 KB (819 words) - 21:07, 12 April 2024 |
Cetotherium (category Miocene cetaceans) to these whales.[citation needed] Paleontology portal Evolution of cetaceans "Classification of the family Cetotheriidae". Fossilwork. Retrieved 17 December... 11 KB (1,029 words) - 21:27, 11 April 2024 |
Rodhocetus (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) Rodhocetus. Wikispecies has information related to Rodhocetus. Evolution of cetaceans Gingerich et al. 1994, p. 844 Rhodocetus in the Paleobiology Database... 13 KB (1,385 words) - 21:59, 10 March 2024 |
Flipper (anatomy) (redirect from Evolution of flippers) cetaceans is called the "dorsal fin" and the large cetacean tails are referred to primarily as flukes but occasionally as "caudal fins"; neither of these... 15 KB (1,656 words) - 07:53, 22 March 2024 |
Indohyus (category Eocene mammals of Asia) new understanding of the evolution of cetaceans. Bajpai, S; Thewissen, JG; Sahni, A (November 2009). "The origin and early evolution of whales: macroevolution... 7 KB (611 words) - 23:10, 16 February 2024 |
mammals, the even-toed ungulates. The earliest cetaceans were still hoofed mammals. These early cetaceans became gradually better adapted for swimming than... 32 KB (2,387 words) - 21:39, 26 April 2024 |
Ambulocetus (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) Ambulocetus is among the best-studied of Eocene cetaceans, and serves as an instrumental find in the study of cetacean evolution and their transition from land... 46 KB (5,672 words) - 13:36, 11 April 2024 |
fairly similar to modern cetaceans in overall body form and function. Some genera tend to show signs of convergent evolution with mosasaurs by having... 12 KB (1,188 words) - 18:29, 15 March 2024 |
Maiacetus (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) 12% larger than the one interpreted as female. Cetaceans portal Paleontology portal Evolution of cetaceans Gingerich PD, Ul-Haq M, von Koenigswald W, Sanders... 5 KB (474 words) - 08:29, 13 March 2024 |
Artiodactyl (redirect from Evolution of even-toed ungulates) others opt to include cetaceans within the existing name of Artiodactyla. Some researchers use "even-toed ungulates" to exclude cetaceans and only include... 61 KB (6,271 words) - 02:06, 19 April 2024 |
Whale (redirect from Blackfish (cetaceans)) which consists of even-toed ungulates. Their closest non-cetacean living relatives are the hippopotamuses, from which they and other cetaceans diverged about... 107 KB (12,015 words) - 17:56, 29 March 2024 |
Hans Thewissen (section Sensory organ evolution) or worked on four missing links in the evolution of cetaceans. In addition, he worked on the following. Cetacean evolutionary missing links researched... 30 KB (3,004 words) - 19:39, 25 November 2023 |
Fish fin (redirect from Evolution of paired fins) of these mammals started returning to the sea, including the cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). Recent DNA analysis suggests that cetaceans evolved... 89 KB (7,622 words) - 11:43, 18 April 2024 |
Fin (redirect from Evolution of fins) completing a circle. These are the cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). Recent DNA analysis suggests that cetaceans evolved from within the even-toed... 60 KB (4,733 words) - 03:24, 27 March 2024 |
Cetology (redirect from Cetacean research) gaining popularity of dolphin shows in marine parks. Studying cetaceans presents numerous challenges. Cetaceans only spend 10% of their time on the surface... 9 KB (1,134 words) - 10:44, 30 March 2024 |
Basilosaurus (category Fossil cetaceans misidentified as reptiles) one of the first fully aquatic cetaceans (sometimes referred to as the pelagiceti). Basilosaurus, unlike modern cetaceans, had various types of teeth–such... 57 KB (5,635 words) - 01:28, 6 March 2024 |
Kutchicetus (category Prehistoric cetacean genera) Ambulocetus. This mode of locomotion represents a transitional stage in whale evolution. Cetaceans portal Evolution of cetaceans Kutchicetus in the Paleobiology... 5 KB (499 words) - 07:28, 20 April 2024 |
Hall, Brian K. (2008-09-15). Fins into Limbs: Evolution, Development, and Transformation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226313405. Maie, Takashi;... 6 KB (678 words) - 15:43, 6 February 2024 |