Who is the early ancestor of the early ancestor of the whale?

Question

The ancestor was Land dwelling

Answer 1

Antiocetus. He's the common ancestor of whales, related to rodhocetus (hippo ancestor) and Pakicetus, and he did a lot of ocean hunting and was predominantly aquatic. They just did a special on them on Discovery Science about a month ago. Most of the relationship is based around the similarity of the ankle bones.

Gingerich's Antiodactyl discoveries suggest that whales are not just related to, but descended from, artiodactyls rather than mesonychians -- it brings molecular data and morphological evidence together where they were once divided.

I found you a neat little pocket history of the rest: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gingeric/PDGwhales/Whales.htm

Answer 2

Whales evolved from land dwelling predators called Mesonychians, which are actually related to the Artiodactyls (pigs, cows and deer)

Answer 3

Yes, she is land dwelling. It would be my cousin Monica. She is the closest link to sea dwelling mammals.

Answer 4

Single-celled organisms.

Answer 5

Noah ran out of room so he threw some animals overboard. They turned into whales. :)

Answer 6

Some ungulate