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How Whales Became Even-Toed Ungulates

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Nature Atlas. "How Whales Became Even-Toed Ungulates." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/artiodactyla-whales-inside-the-order.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). How Whales Became Even-Toed Ungulates. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/artiodactyla-whales-inside-the-order

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@misc{natureatlas-how-whales-became-even-toed-ungulates,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {How Whales Became Even-Toed Ungulates},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/artiodactyla-whales-inside-the-order},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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Molecular biology, along with fossil discoveries, has found that cetaceans fall within this taxonomic branch, being most closely related to hippopotamuses.

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