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Preferred term

Afrotheria  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Afrotheres
  • Afrotherian Mammals
  • txid28734
  • txid311790
  • txid9389

In other languages

  • French

  • Afrothériens
  • Mammifères afrothériens
  • txid28734
  • txid311790
  • txid9389

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BDHT5DD0-0

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