Archit  wrote or quoted:

> I have recently been told that canines are related to dolphins. Of
> course I accept they are both mammals, but could anybody tell me how
> closely they are related and if possible how long ago they would have
> shared the same common ancestors?

``The land animals that are closest to whales and dolphins are
  the Ungulates (hoofed animals). This was determined among
  others by comparing the structure of body proteins. The closest
  relative is probably the hippopotamus (Ursing and Arnason, 1998).''

 - http://www.faqs.org/faqs/animals/dolphin-faq/part01/
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