Evolutionary Tree of Sperm Whales (IMAGE)

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Evolutionary Tree of Sperm Whales

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This is the evolutionary tree of sperm whales, showing the relationships of extinct and living species, and when reduction of the spermaceti organ took place.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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