Atlantogenata
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Atlantogenata ("born around the Atlantic Ocean") is a magnorder of placental mammals containing the cohorts or superorders Xenarthra and Afrotheria. These groups originated and radiated in the South American and African continents, respectively, presumably in the Cretaceous. Together with Boreoeutheria, they make up Placentalia. The monophyly of this grouping is supported by some genetic evidence.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Atlantogenata is referenced by 81 other articles, and connects out to Macroscelididae, Orycteropodidae and Afroinsectiphilia.
Vinony files it under Atlantogenata, Eutheria and Extant Paleocene first appearances.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Placentalia
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- Atlantogenata.jpg
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- Atlantogenata
- topic's main category
- Category:Atlantogenata
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- Atlantogenata
- temporal range start
- Paleocene
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Atlantogenata ("born around the Atlantic Ocean") is a magnorder of placental mammals containing the cohorts or superorders Xenarthra and Afrotheria. These groups originated and radiated in the South American and African continents, respectively, presumably in the Cretaceous. Together with Boreoeutheria, they make up Placentalia. The monophyly of this grouping is supported by some genetic evidence.
Alternative hypotheses are that Boreoeutheria and Afrotheria combine to form Epitheria (as generally supported by anatomical and other physiological evidence) or that Boreoeutheria and Xenarthra combine to form Exafroplacentalia or Notolegia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atlantogenata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.