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14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla

“Even-Toed” Hoofed Mammals: Pigs, Hippos, Whales, Camels, Ruminants, and Their Extinct Relatives

Donald R. Prothero

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
CONTENTS 3
DEDICATION 5
PREFACE 6
1. The Age of Mammals 7
2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals 20
3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals 37
4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) 47
5. Xenarthra 51
6. Afrotheria 58
7. Euarchontoglires 80
8. Euarchontoglires 94
9. Laurasiatheria 103
10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera 112
11. Laurasiatheria 117
12. Laurasiatheria 122
13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata 146
14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla 151
15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla 186
16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata 203
17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts 209
18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction 218
Illustration Credits 231
Further Reading 232
Index 234

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
CONTENTS 3
DEDICATION 5
PREFACE 6
1. The Age of Mammals 7
2. The Origin and Early Evolution of Mammals 20
3. Marsupials: Pouched Mammals 37
4. Placental Mammals (Eutheria) 47
5. Xenarthra 51
6. Afrotheria 58
7. Euarchontoglires 80
8. Euarchontoglires 94
9. Laurasiatheria 103
10. Laurasiatheria: Chiroptera 112
11. Laurasiatheria 117
12. Laurasiatheria 122
13. Laurasiatheria: Ungulata 146
14. Laurasiatheria: Artiodactyla 151
15. Laurasiatheria: Perissodactyla 186
16. Laurasiatheria: Meridiungulata 203
17. Uintatheres, Pantodonts, Taeniodonts, and Tillodonts 209
18. Mammalian Evolution and Extinction 218
Illustration Credits 231
Further Reading 232
Index 234

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