Scrotifera
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Scrotifera ("scrotum bearers") is a clade of placental mammals that groups together grandorder Ferungulata, Chiroptera (bats), other extinct members and their common ancestors. The clade Scrotifera is a sister group to the order Eulipotyphla (true insectivores) based on evidence from molecular phylogenetics,[1] and together they make superorder Laurasiatheria. The last common ancestor of Scrotifera is supposed to have diversified ca. 73.1[3] to 85.5[4] million years ago.
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From top to right: tiger, Indian pangolin, red deer, white rhino and Lyle's flying fox. Representing the living orders: Carnivora, Pholidota, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Chiroptera, comprising Scrotifera. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
Clade: | Scrotifera Waddell et al., 1999[1] |
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