Artiodactyl
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The Artiodactyla are even-toed ungulates, an order of mammals. They have an even number of toes: two or four. For example, camelids or animals of the Giraffidae family have two toes, but hippopotami have four toes.
Quick Facts Artiodactyla Temporal range: Eocene – Recent, 55-0 mya, Scientific classification ...
Artiodactyla | |
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Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Paraxonia |
Order: | Artiodactyla Owen, 1848 |
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Whales are ocean creatures without toes, but are classified in the related super-order Cetartiodactyla because their ancestors were even toed ungulates.