Whippomorpha
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Whippomorpha is a mammalian clade that includes whales, dolphins, and hippopotamuses, uniting these seemingly disparate animals based on shared evolutionary ancestry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cetancodontamorpha | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
mammalian clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cetancodonta
ⓘ
Whippomorph ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | shared evolutionary ancestry of cetaceans and hippos ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsEcologicalTypes |
fully aquatic mammals
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ riverine mammals ⓘ semi-aquatic mammals ⓘ |
| definedBy |
molecular phylogenetic evidence
ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ |
| evolutionaryRelationship | hippopotamuses are the closest living terrestrial relatives of whales and dolphins ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestorWith |
Cetacea
ⓘ
Hippopotamidae ⓘ |
| hasFossilRecord | Eocene and later epochs ⓘ |
| hasMember |
extant hippopotamuses
ⓘ
extinct stem-whippomorphs ⓘ modern cetaceans ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
adaptations for life in water
ⓘ
endothermy ⓘ hair at some life stage ⓘ mammary glands in females ⓘ specialized auditory adaptations in many members ⓘ viviparous reproduction ⓘ |
| includes |
Cetacea
ⓘ
Hippopotamidae ⓘ dolphins ⓘ hippopotamuses ⓘ porpoises ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| includesFossilGroups |
early archaeocete whales
ⓘ
stem hippopotamoids ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Artiodactyla
ⓘ
surface form:
Cetartiodactyla
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reconciles | morphological data and molecular data on cetacean origins ⓘ |
| replacesConcept | traditional separation of Cetacea from artiodactyls ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
comparative anatomy
ⓘ
mammalian evolution ⓘ phylogenetics ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder |
Artiodactyla
ⓘ
surface form:
Cetartiodactyla
|
| timeOfRecognition | late 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cetancodontamorpha