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Ferae
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Ferae ( , , "wild beasts") is a mirorder of placental mammals in grandorder Ferungulata, that groups together clades Pan-Carnivora (that includes carnivorans and their fossil relatives, such as hyaenodonts) and Pholidotamorpha (pangolins and their fossil relatives).
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- General characteristics
- In mirorder Ferae
- In clade Pan-Carnivora
- Classification and phylogeny
- Sister groups to Ferae
- Position of pangolins and creodonts within clade
- Taxonomy
- Alternative classification and possible fossil members
- See also
- References
Ferae ( , , "wild beasts") is a mirorder of placental mammals in grandorder Ferungulata, that groups together clades Pan-Carnivora (that includes carnivorans and their fossil relatives, such as hyaenodonts) and Pholidotamorpha (pangolins and their fossil relatives).
== General characteristics == === In mirorder Ferae === The common features for members of this mirorder are: ossified tentorium cerebelli, fusion of the scaphoid and lunate bones in the wrist, and the a network of diploic venous channels throughout their cranial vault.
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