Biology:Holotheria

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Short description: Extinct clade of mammals

Holotheres[1]
Temporal range: Late Triassic - Holocene, 220–0 Ma
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Kangaroo with her joey
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Theriiformes
Clade: Holotheria
Wible et al., 1995
Subgroups[1]

Holotheria are a diverse group of mammals that are descendants of the last common ancestor of Kuehneotherium and Theria (the group that includes marsupials and placental mammals).[2]

Classification

According to McKenna/Bell (1997):[1]

According to Wang, Clemens, Hu & Li, 1998[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mckenna. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/basal_mammalia/holotheria_1.html. 
  2. Wible, J. R., Rougier, G. W., Novacek, M. J. & McKenna, M. C. (2001). "Earliest eutherian ear region: A petrosal referred to Prokennalestes from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia." American Museum Novitates, 3322.
  3. Wang; Clemens. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/synapsida/basal_mammalia/holotheria_2.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2478975 entry