Scrotifera
Scrotifera ("scrotum bearers") is a clade of placental mammals that groups together grandorder Ferungulata, Chiroptera (bats), other extinct members and their common ancestors. The clade Scrotifera is a sister group to the order Eulipotyphla (true insectivores) based on evidence from molecular phylogenetics, and together they make superorder Laurasiatheria. The last common ancestor of Scrotifera is supposed to have diversified ca. 73.1 to 85.5 million years ago.
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| From top to right: tiger, Indian pangolin, red deer, white rhino and Lyle's flying fox. Representing the living orders:Carnivora, Pholidota, Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Chiroptera, comprising Scrotifera. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Laurasiatheria |
| Clade: | Scrotifera Waddell et al., 1999 |
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