Paenungulata
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Paenungulata is a major clade of placental mammals that includes elephants, manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes, reflecting an evolutionary link between these seemingly disparate herbivorous groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paenungulata canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal clade
ⓘ
therian clade ⓘ |
| characteristic |
aquatic adaptations in sirenians
ⓘ
cursorial or scansorial adaptations in hyraxes ⓘ graviportal limb adaptations in elephants ⓘ hindgut fermentation in many members ⓘ large body size in many members ⓘ nail-like hooves in many members ⓘ placental development ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Euarchontoglires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurasiatheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin paene (almost) and ungulatus (hoofed) ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Eocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleocene ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | paenungulates ⓘ |
| hasMemberEcology |
aquatic herbivores
ⓘ
terrestrial herbivores ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Boreoeutheria (contrast group, not member) ⓘ |
| includes |
African elephants
ⓘ
African manatee ⓘ Amazonian manatee NERFINISHED ⓘ Asian elephants ⓘ West Indian manatee NERFINISHED ⓘ dugong ⓘ dugongs ⓘ elephants ⓘ hyraxes ⓘ manatees ⓘ rock hyrax ⓘ tree hyrax ⓘ |
| includesOrder |
Hyracoidea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proboscidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirenia ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| molecularEvidence | supported by DNA sequence data ⓘ |
| morphologicalEvidence | supported by ear region and ankle morphology ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Afrotheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sisterGroup | Afroinsectiphilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Afrotheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.