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How long ago did the ancestors of the whales enter the sea?
Shekharsarkar
About 50 million years
that's a long time.....
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Why do baleen whales develop teeth during embryological development?
Because their ancestors millions of years ago had teeth.
A family who lived long ago is called an?
your ancestors?
What is a relative who loved long ago?
You would call them your Ancestors.
What is are ansesters?
Ancestors are basically people that were in your family a LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG, time ago!
Do dolphins have hip bones?
Yes! They are vestigial (not serving a purpose biologically), and are remnant from a time when early early ancestors of whales were land based animals.
What evidence suggests that the ancestors of whales once walked on land?
yes the facts book on whales said that 50 million years ago they walked on earth as animals. there fin's as there legs
Do humpback whales live in heards?
Not always. Fifty million years ago, there were no whales. Their ancestors were land animals who evolved slowly. Baleen whales begin to evolve from their toothed ancestors about 30 million years ago.
Why do you have ancestors?
Ancestors are just the people of your family that you came from, sometimes referring to relatives from long ago. We all have them, we wouldn't be here without them.
Is it important to study the history from your ancestors?
yes,it is important.Our ancestors tell us more about kings and queens who lived long ago.
Do whales breed?
Certainly. If whales didn't meed and breed, mate, have sex etc, there wouldn't be any more whales born and they'd have died out long ago.
Why did people use to kill whales long ago?
Whales are still getting killed. Mostly by the Japanese for the meat but their official statment is for research...
Modern whales have a vestigial perlvis and femur what does this evidence suggest about ancestors of modern whales?
Evidence of a vestigial pelvis and femur suggests about the ancestors of modern whales walked on land and thus, also breathed air. Many other marine life is believed to have been land based before massive climate change and perhaps floods.
