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RE: Transition Fossils - Part 4… Cynodonts

in #fossils8 years ago

Whiskers seem like a natural evolutionary process. The question remaining is why didn't all nocturnal mammals acquire them eventually.

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I can't think of too many that don't have whiskers, which ones do you have in mind?

Whiskers are however managed by a different set of genes than basic body hair.

I'm thinking the Aardvark, maybe Anteaters, wombats?