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Afrotheria is a clade of placental mammals, the stem designation for which is Eutheria. Based on precedent, some clades are junior synonyms and arguably should be replaced. Afrotheria. Family †Hyopsodontidae: (possible member of stem group; possibly perissodactyls related to horses instead; Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Afrotheria is a clade of placental mammals, the stem designation for which is Eutheria. Based on precedent, some clades are junior synonyms and arguably should be replaced. Afrotheria. Family †Hyopsodontidae: (possible member of stem group; possibly perissodactyls related to horses instead; Clade Afroinsectiphilia
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Mar 14, 2022 · A time-calibrated phylogeny for the major groups of placental mammals (Afrotheria, Xenarthra, Euarchontoglires, Laurasiatheria) and the major clades of Afrotheria. The six extant orders of Afrotheria are Sirenia, Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Afrosoricida, Macroscelidea, and Tubulidentata.
Cladus: Unikonta. Cladus: Opisthokonta. Cladus: Holozoa. Regnum: Animalia. Subregnum: Eumetazoa. Cladus: Bilateria. Cladus: Nephrozoa. Superphylum: Deuterostomia. Phylum: Chordata. Subphylum: Vertebrata. Infraphylum: Gnathostomata. Megaclassis: Osteichthyes. Cladus: Sarcopterygii. Cladus: Rhipidistia. Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha.
In this sense, Placentalia is used synonymous with Eutheria. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various features of the feet, ankles, jaws, and teeth.
- Mammalia
- Chordata
- Animalia
- Theria
Sep 21, 2021 · The eutherians are an extraordinarily diverse group, but also share a number of synapomorphies that distinguish them from metatherians. Unlike metatherians, female eutherians lack a pouch for carrying young, males have an unforked penis, and…
Nov 13, 2007 · Phylogenetic analyses of the longest available concatenation of afrotherian DNA sequences [ 2] nevertheless nest tenrecs and golden moles deep within Afrotheria, with Macroscelidea and Tubulidentata placed as consecutive sister taxa to Afrosoricida within a clade that has been named Afroinsectiphillia [ 25 ].