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Artiodactyls are
placental mammals belonging to the
order Artiodactyla (/ˌɑːrtioʊˈdæktɪlə/ AR-tee-oh-DAK-tih-lə, from
Ancient Gr**** ἄρτιος, ártios 'even'...
- descendants, the
aquatic cetaceans.
Members of this
order are
called artiodactyls. The
order is
sometimes named Cetartiodactyla, in
reference to the inclusion...
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Cetaceans such as whales, dolphins, and
porpoises are also
classified as
artiodactyls,
although they do not have hooves. Most
terrestrial ungulates use the...
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Entelodontidae is an
extinct family of pig-like
artiodactyls (even-toed ungulates)
which inhabited the
Northern Hemisphere (Asia, Europe, and
North America)...
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There are
currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and
around 5,937
recognized living species of mammal.
Mammalian taxonomy is in
constant flux...
- (chiropterans), carnivorans,
pangolins (pholidotes), even-toed
ungulates (
artiodactyls), odd-toed
ungulates (perissodactyls), and all
their extinct relatives...
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smallest surviving ungulate (hoofed) mammal, as well as the
smallest artiodactyl (even-toed ungulate).
Despite their common name of "mouse deer", they...
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Suidae is a
family of
artiodactyl mammals which are
commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In
addition to
numerous fossil species, 18
extant species are...
- Cervidae, are
believed to have
evolved from Diacodexis, the
earliest known artiodactyl (even-toed ungulate), 50–55 Mya in the Eocene. Diacodexis,
nearly the...
- of
basal artiodactyl mammals from the
Eocene of
North America, Europe, and Asia. The
family includes some of the
earliest known artiodactyls, such as...
