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What did the oldest ancestor of modern whales look like?
I'd imagine, it looks a bit like a whale. LOL
Is a hippo an ancestor of the whale?
Yes, hippos and whales share a common ancestor but are not direct ancestors of each other. They both belong to the same group of mammals called Cetartiodactyla. However, whales evolved from a different branch within this group than hippos did.
What are two groups of animals that may share a common ancestor with whales?
hippos
What two groups of animals that may share a common ancestor with whales?
hippos
Which feature did whales possibly inherit from a four legged ancestor?
the hip bone
What is ambulocetus an ancestor to?
Animals of the genus Ambulocetus are intermediaries between basal mammals and modern whales, and possibly ancestral to modern whales.
Why are whales called whales?
Cause they are whales. 'whale' is ancient word for giant beast
In whales the pelvis and femur are?
body parts inherited from a distant ancestor that have not disapeared yet.
Are all belugas dolphins?
no a beluga looks like a dolphin but it`s not it is an ancestor of whales
What animal was ambulocetus an ancestor to?
Ambulocetus, is the ancestor of the whales. It was known as the walking whale because it could walk on land, though it spent most time in water.
What modern animal was a ancestor of ambulocetus?
The modern animal that is considered an ancestor of Ambulocetus is the hippopotamus. Both hippos and Ambulocetus share a common ancestor, which indicates that hippos and cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are closely related, stemming from a lineage of terrestrial mammals that adapted to aquatic environments. Ambulocetus, often referred to as a "walking whale," lived about 50 million years ago and exhibited both land and aquatic adaptations.
What is a common ancestor?
a common ancestor is a species that multiple species share as the species they descended froma person born or that has lived before you and the word common means the same SO ....... its when you have the same descendant or person who lived before you or an ancestor that's the same
