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Mesonychidae to Whale Question

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outblaze
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11-23-2002 3:28 PM

http://www.trueorigin.org//whales.asp
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This trueorigin article discusses the descent of whales from Mesonychida. Does the scientific community characterize this descent as a scientific "hypothesis" or a scientific "theory"?
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If Mesonychida-whale evolution is viewed more as a hypothesis, could it also be considered conjecture?
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tks for any comments
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outblaze
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11-26-2002 7:55 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by Karl
11-25-2002 6:04 AM

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Mind you, it really only comes down to whether the archocaetes were nephews or sons of the Mesonychids - IIRC, they're all ungulates anyway. It's another question that creationists like to try to capitalise on, but it really doesn't cast any doubt on the general course of cetacean evolution.
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Got it thanks to you and Coragyps for the comments and links.
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