The evolution of cetaceans is thought to have begun in the Indian subcontinent from even-toed ungulates 50 million years ago and to have proceeded over a period of at least 15 million years. Cetaceans ...

Analyzing the anatomy of early fossil cetaceans in the context of modern mammals to understand the evolution of cetaceans from terrestrial ancestors. <p>The evolution of modern cetaceans (including ...

Although cetaceans are divided into two well-defined ... the project “Using comparative genomics to understand convergent evolution of mammals: tracking the molecular footprints of marine ...

found high up in the Himalayas. The evolution of the greatest mammal on earth is a more astonishing transition than one would imagine. Cetaceans—whales, dolphins and porpoises—evolved from the ...

Whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional dialects – much like human societies. A major new study, ...