Evolutionary Analysis (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Estimating Evolutionary Trees - Questions - Page 141: 2

Answer

According to the phylogenetic tree shown, the last common ancestor of whales and bats lived earlier than of whales and pigs.

Work Step by Step

The common ancestors of whales and pigs are more recent than those shared between whales and bats.
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