Recent scientific publications have reported the excavation of fossilized anklebones from the perceived whale ancestors, Pakicetusand Rodhocetus. While previous evolutionary opinions have erroneously concluded that mesonychids are the terrestrial whale ancestor, these new discoveries along with past molecular data, are being used to claim a different ancestral origin for cetaceans. Information about the dental and auditory morphology as well as molecular biology was presented to justify the theory that artiodactyls are the newest terrestrial relative of whales. It is evident from evaluating the available details that there is no convincing argument to conclude that artiodactyls and cetaceans are related via anklebones. Therefore, the scientific data supports the conclusion that cetaceans are not related through evolution to extinct terrestrial creatures such as artiodactyls or mesonychids.