Mattox, Carlos (2012) Evolution of biological diversity. University Publications, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132337461
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Abstract
The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are marine mammal descendants of land mammals. Their terrestrial origins are indicated by: Their need to breathe air from the surface; The bones of their fins, which resemble the limbs of land mammals. The vertical movement of their spines, characteristic more of a running mammal than of the horizontal movement of fish. from land to sea. The question of how land animals evolved into ocean - going leviathans was a mystery until recent discoveries in Pakistan revealed several stages in the transition of cetaceans from land to sea.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2023 06:50 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2023 06:50 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/4004 |
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