Laurasiatheria
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| Laurasiatheria Fossil range: Late Cretaceous – Recent |
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Laurasiatheria is a mammal group, with species put together based on DNA analysis. The name comes from the thinking that these mammals evolved on the supercontinent of Laurasia, after it split from Gondwana when Pangaea broke up. It includes these extant orders:
- Erinaceomorpha: hedgehogs and gymnures
- Soricomorpha: moles, shrews, solenodons (cosmopolitan)
- Cetartiodactyla: cosmopolitan; includes former orders Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, including pigs, hippopotamus, camels, giraffe, deer, antelope, cattle, sheep, goats)
- Pegasoferae:
- Pholidota: pangolins or scaly anteaters (Africa, South Asia)
- Chiroptera: bats (cosmopolitan)
- Carnivora: carnivores (cosmopolitan)
- Perissodactyla: odd-toed ungulates
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