Research from N. Rybczynski and colleagues provide new insights into life sciences.

Science Letter | May 19, 2009 | Copyright

According to recent research published in the journal Nature, "Modern pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and the walrus) are semi-aquatic, generally marine carnivores the limbs of which have been modified into flippers. Recent phylogenetic studies using morphological and molecular evidence support pinniped monophyly, and suggest a sister relationship with ursoids(1,2) (for example bears) or musteloids(3-7) (the clade that includes skunks, badgers, weasels and otters)."

"Although the position of pinnipeds within modern carnivores appears moderately well resolved, fossil ...

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