Skeletons of terrestrial cetaceans and the relationship of whales to artiodactyls

Modern members of the mammalian order Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are obligate aquatic swimmers that are highly distinctive in morphology, lacking hair and hind limbs, and having flippers, flukes, and a streamlined body. Eocene fossils document much of cetaceans' land-to-water tran...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2001-09, Vol.413 (6853), p.277-281
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, E. M, Thewissen, J. G. M, Roe, L. J, Hussain, S. T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Aquatic mammals Artiodactyla Biological Evolution Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology Cetacea Cetacea - anatomy & histology Cetacea - classification Coastal environments Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Eocene Exact sciences and technology Fossils Ichthyolestes pinfoldi Marine Marine mammals Pakicetus attocki Paleontology Phylogeny Skeletal system Skeleton Trematoda Ungulates Vertebrate paleontology Whales Whales & whaling Whales - anatomy & histology Whales - classification
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