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Why has evolution made whales look similar to fish?
It is called convergent evolution. When two different animals have to adapt to the same environment (both whales and fish have to adapt to marine environments) evolution will make them start to look similar, even though they will still retain fundamental differences. For example, whales are mammals, and fish are... fish
How does fossil evidence from the ancestors of whales support evolution?
hard core
What could explain the external form of whales and fish being similar but the whales skeleton being similar to that of a mammal?
convergent evolution
What evidence supports the hypothesis that whales evolved from land-dwlling mammals?
Theory of evolution
How might plate tectonics have influenced the evolution of whales and dolphins from land mammals?
Plate tectonics could have influenced the evolution of whales and dolphins by creating new habitats and changing ocean environments, which may have led to the adaptation of land mammals to aquatic life over time.
Is blue whale a type of dolphin?
No dolphins had a different evolution from whales. Whales evolved from a footed creature similar to a hippo (no, seriously) and dolphins evolved from a footed creature a lot smaller.
What part of a whale is evidence for evolution?
The evidence for evolution in whales can be seen in their skeletal structure, particularly in the remnants of hind leg bones found within the body. These vestigial bones indicate a shared evolutionary history with land-dwelling mammals and suggest that whales evolved from terrestrial ancestors.
What is a palentoligist?
Is a Scientist who studies evolution, and prehistoric animals. A really cool discover was that whales used to be rather small land animal.
Why can't whales breath through their mouths?
Because after millions of years of evolution, they now can't. Unlike their ancestors who were previously land animals.
What anatomical evidence is found supporting evolution?
vestigial organs such as a tail bone in humans and a hip bone in whales. also, the skeletal structure of wings of birds, flippers of whales, and hands of humans are all very very similar in structure.
What is an example of co-evolution in a ocean?
Whales and Sharks are examples of coevoultion. they have very similar body shapes despite only being remotely related.
What are the steps of evolution for man and whale?
Even in punctuated equilibria there are no distinct "steps" in evolution. But a single significant event can be pointed out common to the evolution of both lineages: the initial divergence of the ancestors of whales and humans from a common ancestor, thought to have taken place between 70 and 60 million years ago.
