Re: Whales and Hippos

[ELurio@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/20/01 9:13:27 AM, david.marjanovic@gmx.at writes:

<< Or hinting at a long ghost lineage for hippos. (What has become of

Anthracotheriidae?) The Nature paper "stops short of identifying any

particular artiodactyl family as the cetacean sister group and supports

monophyly of artiodactyls", while showing that Mesonychidae is farther away. 
>>

Well, the simple fact is that the artiodactyl/whale connection was confirmed 
by DNA analysis, and NOBODY has ever found Mesonychid DNA...EVER!!!! The last 
of them died out during the early Oligocene. The tooth analysis shows clear 
whale/mesonychid releationship.

eric l.