Whale Evolution Copy everything in black on pg 87

Evidence that whales were once land mammals 1)Whales today still need to breathe air 2) Whales today still have a pelvic bone 3) Whales today have similar bones to four legged animals 4) The inner ear of whales evolved much more quickly than expected, allowing the animals to become fully aquatic early in their evolution.

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60 million years ago ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 50 million years ago________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 40 million years ago______________ _________________ _________________ ________________ Today____ _________ _________ _________ Fill in information on each whale from textbook pg