Artiodactyl
order of mammals
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The Artiodactyla are an order of mammals. They are also called even-toed ungulates because 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.
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| Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) | |
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| 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.
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
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Lucas, Spencer G.; Zeigler, Kate E.; Kondrashov, Peter E. (2004-01-01). Paleogene Mammals: Bulletin 26. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. p. 205.
Other websitesEdit
Data related to Artiodactyla at Wikispecies
Media related to Artiodactyla at Wikimedia Commons