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> Hyraxes have highly charged myoglobin, which has been inferred to reflect an aquatic ancestry.[20]
by nyanpasu64 2y ago
> Hyraxes have highly charged myoglobin, which has been inferred to reflect an aquatic ancestry.[20]
- lmpdev 2y agoInteresting thing about the evolution of Hyraxes is that it is likely to be an example of a Hard Polytomy - as in Hyraxes, Elephants and Manatees split off simultaneously
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoI knew that Hyraxes were related to elephants, And I've seen rock hyraxes in the wild many times, but TIL the term "Hard Polytomy" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytomy