- A
mammal (from
Latin mamma 'breast') is a
vertebrate animal of the
class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/).
Mammals are
characterized by the
presence of milk-producing...
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Marine mammals are
mammals that rely on
marine (sal****er)
ecosystems for
their existence. They
include animals such as
cetaceans (whales,
dolphins and...
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synapsids "
mammal-like reptiles" is
incorrect under the new
definition of "reptile", so they are now
referred to as stem
mammals, proto-
mammals, paramammals...
- beast') is a
subclass of
mammals amongst the Theriiformes.
Theria includes the
eutherians (including the
placental mammals) and the
metatherians (including...
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mammals that are more
closely related to
placentals than they are to marsupials.
Placental mammals are
anatomically distinguished from
other mammals by:...
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Lists of
mammals by
region cover mammals found in
different parts of the world. They are
organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places...
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there were many
synapsid species that
looked like
mammals. The
lineage leading to today's
mammals split up in the Jur****ic;
synapsids from this period...
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Monotremes (/ˈmɒnətriːmz/) are
mammals of the
order Monotremata. They are the only
group of
living mammals that lay eggs,
rather than
bearing live young...
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Cenozoic is also
known as the Age of
Mammals because the
terrestrial animals that
dominated both
hemispheres were
mammals – the
eutherians (placentals) in...
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Martin "Condylarths:
Archaic hoofed mammals" in
Paleocene mammals of the
world Savage, RJG, & Long, MR (1986).
Mammal Evolution: an
illustrated guide. New...
