Laurasiatheria
Translingual
Etymology
From English Laurasia + Theria
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔːɹeɪʃiəˈθɪəɹiə/
Proper noun
Laurasiatheria
- A taxonomic superorder within the magnorder Epitheria – the carnivores, whales, bats, horses, pangolins, etc.
Hypernyms
- (magnorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder
Hyponyms
- (superorder): Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates); Carnivora (land and sea carnivores); Cetacea (whales etc); Chiroptera (bats); †Cimolesta (extinct); †Condylarthra (extinct); †Creodonta (extinct); Insectivora (hedgehogs etc); †Mesonychia (extinct); Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates); Pholidota (pangolins); - orders
References
Laurasiatheria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Laurasiatheria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Laurasiatheria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons