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One Protein Shows Elephants and Moles Had Aquatic Ancestors
Whales, seals and manatees are so at home in the water that it’s easy to believe their recent ancestors were also aquatic. That conclusion is harder to sell for lumbering elephants, burrowing moles or bumbling spiny echidnas. And yet, new evidence from Scott Mirceta at the University of Liverpool suggests that all of these groups recently descended from ancestors that spent a lot of time in the water.
Whales, seals and manatees are so at home in the water that it’s easy to believe their recent ancestors were also aquatic. That conclusion is harder to sell for lumbering elephants, burrowing moles or bumbling spiny echidnas. And yet, new evidence from Scott Mirceta at the University of Liverpool suggests that all of these groups recently descended from ancestors that spent a lot of time in the water.
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
Views: 1486
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
Views: 1486
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