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The 25 pages that link to Evolution of cetaceans, each with the reason it gives.

• Comparative anatomyBroader topic: Hind-limb remnants and other features trace major anatomical transitions.

• Common descentBroader topic: Fossils and anatomy trace whales to ancestors shared with land mammals.

• Evolution of mammalsBroader topic: Whales provide a well-documented example of major ecological transformation within mammals.

• CetartiodactylaBroader topic: Whale evolution supplies the striking transition that joins cetaceans to their terrestrial relatives.

• Animal evolutionBroader topic: Whale fossils document a striking return from land to water.

• ArtiodactylBroader topic: Whales retain artiodactyl ancestry despite losing the external hoofed form.

• MacroevolutionBroader topic: Fossils document major anatomical change across a well-sampled lineage.