Eutheria (Noun)
Meaning
All mammals except monotremes and marsupials.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Eutheria, one of the three main subdivisions of the class Mammalia, belongs to the clade Theriiformes, comprising all the placental mammals.
- A key characteristic of the mammals classified under the clade Eutheria is the presence of a placenta in females.
- Scientists believe that members of Eutheria probably descended from small insectivorous mammals that lived approximately 160 million years ago.
- In a groundbreaking study on the evolution of mammals, researchers delved into the diverse group categorized as Eutheria and explored its possible origins.
- Comprising over 4,000 species of placental mammals, Eutheria comprises some well-known animals like primates, carnivores, and even rodents.