African Mouse Deer

The Indohyus is a small fox-like creature that has been identified as a possible ancestor of the whale. It closely resembles the modern day African Mousedeer.

1. Lived 48 million years ago
2. Reconstructed from fossils
3. Key link is the thickened ear bone
4. Some scientists challenge the relationship

• Official Site: Thewissen's Research Programs

• Google News: African Mouse Deer

• Associated Press: "Whales May Be Related to Deer-Like Beast" (December 19, 2007)

• Daily Mail: "The Deer That Grew into a Whale " (December 19, 2007)

• Times Online: "Scientists Track Down the Whale’s Walking Ancestor " (December 19, 2007)

• National Geographic: Whales Evolved From "Tiny Deerlike Mammals, Study Says" (December 19, 2007)

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