Posts about Whale written by Mary Williams

This is the evolution of what today is a whale. But it wasn't always like what it is today, at one point in time whales looked like a dog or wolf of some sort.

Download scientific diagram | A gradual evolution of whale traits. a Pakicetus , the terrestrial “ Pakistan whale ” lived about 50 Mya. Features of the inner ear place this animal at the base of whale evolution. b The amphibious Ambu- locetus flourished a few million years after Pakicetus and displayed many more typical cetacean characteristics, but like all fossils found from this period so far, still had fully developed hindlimbs. c Rodho- cetus likewise had full hind limbs, but a more…

Evolution of the manatee/sea cow and dugong. Artist is Julio Lacerda

Scientific Name: Ambulocetus natans Breakdown: Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Mammalia Order- Cetacea Family- Ambulocetidae Genus- Ambulocetus Species- natans

The whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on earth. The Blue Whale is over 100 feet long and weighs up to 190 tons--its tongue alone weighs more than an African Elephant, the largest ...

Evolution of whales

Critics laughed, and he removed it from later editions of his book, but Charles Darwin privately continued to believe that whales evolved from a “race of bears.”…

Whales and dolphins have fascinated us for generations. These magnificent beings can reach lengths of up to almost 100 feet (the blue whale), and are incredibly intelligent. Cetaceans are a large and diverse group that are divided into two...

If evolution is true, we should expect to find fossil “transitional forms” showing evidence of common ancestry of hoofed mammals and whales. We do.