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	Striped shells	Unstriped shells
Living snails	264	296
Broken shells	486	377

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Tell how the forelimbs of a bat, a whale, a cat, and a human contribute evidence to support the hypothesis that these mammals evolved from a common ancestor.

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The forelimbs of a bat, a whale, a cat, and a human contribute evidence to support the hypothesis that these mammals evolved from a common ancestor because they are homologous structures. They have the same basic structure but differing functions, supporting the idea that the structure is from a common ancestor. The functions of the homologous structures are different due to evolution of each mammal from this common ancestor.