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by y4m4 5022 days ago
We have had 3.5 - 4 million years. Whales evolved from mammals which went back into 'sea' .
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jmmcd 5022 days ago
I don't know about you, but my ancestors have been evolving for a lot longer than 4 million years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_descent

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y4m4 5011 days ago
if you think Proteins are your common ancestor Yes, btw you don't have to know me to know 'what is correct' :-)
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jmmcd 5007 days ago
I think we have common ancestors with whales a lot more recently than proteins. It doesn't matter: we have common ancestors with them, therefore we've been evolving the same length of time.

> btw you don't have to know me

This is the internet, where no-one knows if you're a non-DNA based lifeform -- as your first comment seemed to suggest.

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