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Artiodactyls are
placental mammals belonging to the
order Artiodactyla (/ˌɑːrtioʊˈdæktɪlə/ AR-tee-oh-DAK-tih-lə, from
Ancient Gr**** ἄρτιος, ártios 'even'...
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evolved into two
separate lineages: the
mesonychians and the
artiodactyls. The
first artiodactyls looked like today's
chevrotains or pigs: small, short-legged...
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further forwards than in most
artiodactyls,
suggesting that
entelodonts had
binocular vision.
Compared to
other artiodactyls, the jaw was
slender at the...
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basal artiodactyl mammals from the
Eocene of
North America, Europe, and Asia. The
family includes some of the
earliest known artiodactyls, such as...
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Palaeogene artiodactyls belonging to the
monotypic family Mixtotheriidae.
Known informally as
mixtotheriids or mixtotheres,
these artiodactyls were endemic...
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There are
currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and
around 5,937
recognized living species of mammal.
Mammalian taxonomy is in
constant flux...
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Amphimeryx is an
extinct genus of
Palaeogene artiodactyls belonging to the
Amphimerycidae that was
endemic to the
central region of
western Europe and...
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aquatic cetaceans.
Members of this
order are
called artiodactyls. The
order is
sometimes named Cetartiodactyla, in
reference to the inclusion...
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phylogenetic analysis of ungulates, with a
particular focus on
entelodontid artiodactyls.
Andrewsarchus was
recovered as part of a
clade consisting of itself...
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Antilocapridae are a
family of
ruminant artiodactyls endemic to
North America.
Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids. Only one species,...
