Prehistoric Models: Placental Mammals
Mammals are a class animals defined as warm-blooded vertebrates, distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) the birth of live young (with only two modern exceptions).
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Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Chordata – Superclass: Tetrapoda – Class: Mammalia – Clade: Eutheria – Infraclass: Placentalia
Carnivora
Meat Eaters
Creodonta (Extinct)
Archaic Mammals
Cetacea
Whales and Porpoises
Xenarthra
Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos
Tubulidentata
Aardvarks
Pholidata
Pangolins
Insectivores
Insect Eaters
Rodentia
Gnawing Mammals
Lagomorpha
Pikas, Hares, and Rabbits
Chiroptera
Bats
Primates
Lemurs, Monkeys, and Apes
Litopterna (Extinct)
Macrauchenia
Artiodactyla
Even-toed Hoofed Animals
Perissodactyla
Odd-toed Hoofed Animals
Dinocerata (Extinct)
Uintatheriidae
Sirenia
Dugongs and Manatees
Proboscidea
Mastodonts, Mammoths, and Elephants
