<==o PLACENTARIA [Eutheria] (istukkanisäkkäät) |--o ATLANTOGENATA (gondwananistukkanisäkkäät) | |-- XENARTHRA | `--+?- †MERIDIUNGULATA | `--o AFROTHERIA | |--+-- TUBULIDENTATA (aardwarks) | | `--+-- AFROSORICIDA (golden mole, tenrecs) | | `--+-- †Microhyus | | `-- MACROSCELIDEA | `--o PAENUNGULATA | |-- HYRACOIDEA (hyraxies) | `--o TETHYTHERIA | |-- SIRENIA (sirenians, manatee) | `--o BEHEMOTA | |?- †DESMOSTYLIA (desmosylians) | `-- PROBOSCIDEA (elephants) `--+--+-- SCANDENTIA (tree shrews) | `--+-- DERMOPTERA | `--+-- PRIMATES | `--o GLIRES [Anagalida] | |-- LAGOMORPHA | `-- RODENTIA `--o LAURASIATHERIA [lauraasianistukkanisäkkäät] |?- EULIPOTYPHLA `--+--o FERAE | |-- PHOLIDOTA | `-- CARNIVORA `--+-- CHIROPTERA `--+-- PERISSODACTYLA `-- ARTIODACTYLA [Cetartiodactyla = incl. Cetacea]
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