ungulate

Also known as Ungulata, unguligrades

Ungulates are members of the diverse clade Euungulata, which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves. Once part of the taxon "Ungulata" along with paenungulates and tubulidentates, as well as several extinct taxa, "Ungulata" has since been determined to be a polyphyletic grouping based on molecular data. As a result, true ungulates have since been reclassified to the newer clade Euungulata in 2001 within the clade Laurasiatheria, while Paenungulata and Tubulidentata have been reclassified to the distant clade Afrotheria. Alternatively, some authors use the name Ungulata to designate th

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Ungulates are a group of large mammals with hooves that belong to a scientific category called Euungulata. Scientists reclassified ungulates in 2001 using genetic data, separating them from other hoofed animals they were previously grouped with and placing them within a broader mammal group called Laurasiatheria.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: Tetrapoda
Parent taxon: Placentalia
Named after: hoof
Image: Donkey in Clovelly, North Devon, England.jpg

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taxon name: Ungulata
taxon rank: order
topic's main category: Category:Ungulates
Commons category: Euungulata
taxon synonym: Euungulata
main food source: Poaceae
temporal range start: Late Cretaceous

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Etymology
Classifications
History
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Evolutionary history
Perissodactyl evolution
Artiodactyl evolution
Cetacean evolution
Mesonychian evolution
Characteristics
Anatomy
Hooves
Teeth
Cranial appendages
See also
Notes
References
External links

Living ungulates are divided into two orders: Odd-toed Perissodactyla including equines, rhinoceroses, and tapirs; and Even-toed Artiodactyla including cattle, antelope, pigs, giraffes, camels, sheep, deer, and hippopotamuses, among others.

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