Artiodactyl
order of mammals
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The even-toed ungulates are mammals of the order Artiodactyla.
| Even-toed ungulates Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous[source?] – Recent, 72-0 ma
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| Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) | |
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| Order: | Artiodactyla Owen, 1848
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Even-toed ungulates 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.
Whales are ocean creatures without toes, but are classified in the related super-order Cetartiodactyla because they came from even toed ungulates.
TaxonomyEdit
- Order Artiodactyla
- Suborder Suina
- Family Suidae
- Family Tayassuidae
- Family Hippopotamidae
- Subfamily †Maiaboarinae
- Suborder Tylopoda
- Family Camelidae
- Suborder Ruminantia
- Family Tragulidae
- Family Moschidae
- Family Cervidae
- Family Giraffidae
- Family Antilocapridae
- Family Bovidae
- Suborder Suina
Related pagesEdit
Other websitesEdit
Data related to Artiodactyla at Wikispecies
Media related to Artiodactyla at Wikimedia Commons
