Ferungulata
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Ferungulata is a grandorder of placental mammals that groups together mirorder Ferae and clade Pan-Euungulata. It has existed in two guises, a traditional one based on morphological analysis and a rev
Ferungulata
Scrotifera
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Scrotifera is a clade of placental mammals that groups together grandorder Ferungulata, Chiroptera, other extinct members and their common ancestors. The clade Scrotifera is a sister group to the orde
Ferungulata
…one taking into account more recent molecular analyses. The Ferungulata is a sister group to the order Chiroptera (bats) and together they make clade Scrotifera. According to a 2022 study by Anne E. Kort, members of grandorder Ferungulata, in addition to their genetic similarities, share common synapomorphy in…
Scrotifera
The common ancestor of Scrotifera might have been similar to Phenacodus, an early ungulate, in terms of body dimensions and life history (precociality in particular).