ElephantsManateesHyraxesTapirsRhinocerosesHorsesCetaceansHippopotamusesRuminantsPigsPachydermsWhich of the following form sister groups according to the tree shown above?rhinoceroses and hippopotamuseshippopotamuses and cetaceanspigs and ruminantscetaceans and horses

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