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Theria
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous – Recent
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House Mouse, Mus musculus
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Theria

Parker & Haswell, 1897
Infraclasses

Metatheria
Eutheria

Theria is a subclass of mammals. It includes all mammals that give birth to live young without using a shelled egg.

The theria are divided into two smaller groups (infraclasses): metatheria and eutheria. The sole surviving metatheria are the marsupials, and the eutheria are the placental mammals.

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