Emergence of Whales


	Emergence of Whales

shankargallery

1-1-2008 11:14 AM

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aat, tethys, evolution

shankargallery says:

"The first whales are known from the Indo-Pakistan region of the ancient Tethys seaway in early Eocene sediments dating to about 50 million years ago."

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