fossil whales quiz
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Question 51 / 1 ptsAccording to the fossil record, how long did the transition from fully terrestrial to fully aquatic whales take?Correct! 10 million years 100 million years 500 million years 1 billion years Question 61 / 1 ptsHow much of Pakicetus has actually been found? the lowerjaw the pelvis the entire skeleton Correct! the skull
Question 71 / 1 ptsThe bones in the wing of a bird, limb of a frog, and flippers of a whale are: analogous Correct! homologous convergent none of the above Question 81 / 1 ptsPhil Gingerich became interested in whale evolution while working in what country?Correct! Pakistan Egypt Northern U.S. the coast of Mexico
Question 91 / 1 ptsAll creatures living today can be connected back in time by: a meteorite strike the moving continents Correct! common ancestor all of the above Question 101 / 1 ptsWhat piece of Phil Gingerich’s first whale fossil finally convinced him that it was indeed a whale? its vertebrae its eye sockets Correct! its ear region its pel