What, if anything, are whales?
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What, if anything, are whales? What, if anything, are whales?
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What, if anything, are whales?. others. Mysticeti. Cetacea. Odontoceti. others. Tylopoda. Suiformes. Ancodonta. Suina. Tragulidae. Artiodactyla. Pecora. Ruminantia. others. Ballen whale. Whales. Toothed whale. others. Camel. Pig-like. Hippopotamus. Pig. Mouse deer. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What, if anything, are whales?What, if anything, are whales?
Mysticeti
Odontocetiothers
Tylopoda
Ancodonta
SuinaTragulidaePecora
Cetacea
Suiformes
Ruminantia
Artiodactyla
others
Ballen whale
Toothed whale
others
Camel
Hippopotamus
Pig
Mouse deer
Pecorans
Whales
Pig-like
Ruminants
Even-toedungulates
others
George Gaylord Simpson(1902-1984)
BecauseI said so!
(1945)
Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale
Baleen whales
Physeter macrocephalusSperm whale
Phocoena phocoenaHarbor porpoise
Orcinus orcaKiller whale
Toothed whales
Tragulus napuLarger Malay Mouse Deer
Tragulus javanicus Lesser Malay Mouse Deer
Chevrotains
Giraffa camelopardalisGiraffe
Oreamnos americanusMountain goat
Antilocapra americanaPronghorn
Pecari tajacuCollared peccary
Sus barbatusBearded pig
Hippopotamus amphibiusHippopotamus
Camelus bactrianus Bactrian camel
Lama glamaLlama
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Graur D, Higgins DG. 1994. Molecular evidence for the inclusion of cetaceans within the order Artiodactyla. Mol. Biol. Evol. 11: 357-364.
