Holotheria

Holotherians; Temporal range: Late Triassic - Holocene, 220–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Life restoration of a Gobiconodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Theriiformes
Clade:	Holotheria; Wible et al., 1995
Subgroups
	†Amphidontoidea †Amphidontidae; ; †Amphilestidae; †Chronoperatidae †Chronoperates; ; †Eutriconodonta; †Kuehneotheria †Kuehneotheriidae; ; †Gobiconodonta; †Tinodon?; Trechnotheria; †Yinotheria †Shuotheridia †Shuotheriidae; ; ;

Holotheria is a diverse group of mammals. It is defined as all descendants of the last common ancestor of Kuehneotherium and Theria (the group that includes marsupials and placental mammals).^[2]

Classification

According to McKenna/Bell (1997)^[1]:

Class Mammalia
- Subclass Theriiformes
  - Infraclass Holotheria
    - Genus †Chronoperates?
    - Superlegion †Kuehneotheria
      - Genus †Woutersia
      - Family †Kuehneotheriidae
    - Superlegion Trechnotheria
      - Legion †Symmetrodonta*
        Genus †Casamiquelia?
        
        Genus †Thereuodon?
        
        Genus †Atlasodon?
        
        Genus †Eurylambda?
        
        Genus †Peralestes?
        
        Genus †Shuotherium?
        
        Order †Amphidontoidea
        Family †Amphidontidae
        
        Order †Spalacotherioidea
      - Legion Cladotheria
        Sublegion †Dryolestoidea
        Order †Dryolestida
        
        Order †Amphitheriida
        
        Sublegion Zatheria
        Infralegion †Peramura
        
        Infralegion Tribosphenida
        Supercohort †Aegialodontia
        Family †Aegialodontidae
        
        Supercohort Theria
        Order †Deltatheroida
        
        Order †Asiadelphia
        
        Cohort Marsupialia
        Magnorder Australidelphia
        
        Superorder Microbiotheria
        
        Superorder Eometatheria
        Order †Yalkaparidontia
        
        Order Notoryctemorphia
        
        Grandorder Dasyuromorphia
        
        Grandorder Syndactyli
        Order Peramelia
        
        Order Diprotodontia
        
        Magnorder Ameridelphia
        
        Cohort Placentalia
        Order †Bibymalagasia
        
        Magnorder Xenarthra
        
        Magnorder Epitheria

References

^ ^a ^b Mckenna. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ Wible, J. R., Rougier, G. W., Novacek, M. J. & McKenna, M. C. (2001). "Earliest eutherian ear region: A petrosal referred to Prokennalestes from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia." American Museum Novitates, 3322.

[Mckenna,_1997-1] Mckenna. "Holotheria". Mikko's Phylogenetical Archive. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[wibleetal2001-2] Wible, J. R., Rougier, G. W., Novacek, M. J. & McKenna, M. C. (2001). "Earliest eutherian ear region: A petrosal referred to Prokennalestes from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia." American Museum Novitates, 3322.

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