Laurasiatheria
E43859
Laurasiatheria is a major clade of placental mammals that includes diverse groups such as hoofed mammals, carnivores, bats, and shrews, thought to have originated on the ancient supercontinent Laurasia.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
→
mammal clade → placental mammal clade → |
| belongsToGroup |
placental mammals
→
|
| class |
Mammalia
→
|
| contains |
aerial mammals
→
aquatic mammals → terrestrial mammals → |
| distinguishedBy |
molecular phylogenetic evidence
→
|
| etymology |
named after the ancient supercontinent Laurasia
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
diverse ecological niches
→
wide range of body sizes → |
| hasMember |
Carnivora
→
Cetacea → Cetartiodactyla → Chiroptera → Eulipotyphla → Perissodactyla → Pholidota → |
| hypothesizedOrigin |
Laurasia
→
|
| includesTaxon |
Artiodactyla
→
Carnivora → Cetacea → Cetartiodactyla → Chiroptera → Eulipotyphla → Perissodactyla → Pholidota → bats → bears → cats → cattle → deer → dogs → dolphins → hedgehogs → hippopotamuses → hoofed mammals → horses → moles → pangolins → pigs → porpoises → rhinoceroses → seals → shrews → whales → |
| infraclass |
Eutheria
→
|
| isSubsetOf |
Boreoeutheria
→
Eutheria → Placentalia → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
→
|
| partOf |
Boreoeutheria
→
|
| phylum |
Chordata
→
|
| reproductiveMode |
viviparous
→
|
| subclass |
Theria
→
|
| taxonRank |
superorder
→
|
| unrankedClade |
Boreoeutheria
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Artiodactyla
→
Carnivora → Cetacea → |
superorder |
|
Perissodactyla
→
|
clade |
|
Eutheria
→
|
contains |