Theria
Theria (/ˈθɪəriə/; Greek: θηρίον, wild beast) is a subclass o mammals[1] that gie birth tae live young wioot uisin a shelled egg, consistin o the eutherians (includin the placental mammals) an the metatherians (includin the marsupials). The anly omittit extant mammal group is the egg-layin monotremes.
Therians | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Tribosphenida |
Subcless: | Theria |
Infraclasses | |
References
eedit- ↑ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. "Subclass Theria". Animal Diversity Web.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)