metatherian

Examples of metatherian in the following topics:

• Living Mammals

  • Living mammals can be classified in three subclasses: eutherian, metatherians and monotremes.
  • Living mammals can be classified into three major classes: eutherians, monotremes, and metatherians.
  • The eutherians, or placental mammals, and the metatherians, or marsupials, together comprise the clade of therian mammals.

• Evolution of Mammals

  • Later, the eutherian and metatherian lineages separated.
  • Metatherians are the animals more closely related to the marsupials, while eutherians are those more closely related to the placentals.