Allotheria

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Allotheria
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Eocene Possible Late Triassic record
Skull of Ptilodus (Multituberculata)
Skull of Adalatherium (Gondwanatheria)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Theriiformes
Subclass: Allotheria
Marsh, 1880
Subgroups
Skull of Xianshou, a euharamiyidan

Allotheria (meaning "other beasts", from the

placentals (Theria) than to monotremes or eutriconodonts,[2] though some studies place the entirety of Allotheria outside of crown Mammalia.[9]

References

  1. ^ Butler, P.M. (2000). "Review of the early allotherian mammals". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 45 (4): 317–342.
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  5. ^ Drake, Nadia (November 5, 2014). "Fossil From Dinosaur Era Reveals Big Mammal With Super Senses". nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Wilford, John Noble (November 5, 2014). "Fossil's Unusual Size and Location Offer Clues in Evolution of Mammals". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ^ Luo, Z.-X.; Kielan-Jaworowska, Z.; Cifelli, R.L. (2002). "In quest for a phylogeny of Mesozoic mammals". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 47 (1): 1–78.
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Further reading

Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, and Zhe-Xi Luo, Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004), 249.