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Metatheria - pouched animals

subclass Metatheria

class Mammalia, Mammalia - warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female

Marsupialia, order Marsupialia - coextensive with the subclass Metatheria

class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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The group Metatheria (Didelphimorphia) has relevance among mammals, particularly related to reproduction aspects, as they represent an important transition link between Prototheria and Eutheria groups.

Volumetric Computed Tomography Reconstruction, Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing of Opossum Head (Didelphis albiventris)/Reconstruccion Volumetrica por Tomografia Computarizada, Prototipado Rapido e Impresion 3D de Cabeza de Zarigueya (Didelphis albiventris)

However, current views give considerable support for recognizing three separate groups of living mammals, the basal lineage represents the Monotremata in Prototheria, and the derived sister groups are the marsupials in Metatheria and the placentals in Eutheria.

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. (eds.): Handbook of the mammals of the world--vol. 5, Monotremes and Marsupials

However, new studies have shown that older lineages of mammals (Metatheria and Prototheria) retain additional classes (AQP13 and -14) (Finn and Cerda, 2011; Finn et al., 2014).

Evolution and functional diversity of aquaporins

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