Whale Evolution

Presenter: Hans Thewissen

Published: November 2009

Age: 14-19 and upwards

Views: 2784 views

Tags: Thewissen

Type: Lectures

Source/institution: Nature Video

The marine mammals known as cetaceans originated about 50 million years ago in south Asia, but their terrestrial ancestor is something of a mystery. Hans Thewissen and colleagues now provide the missing Eocene piece of the jigsaw.