Preferred Label : Afrotheria;
MeSH definition : A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS;
HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae).
Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology
but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS
and long and mobile snout).;
MeSH synonym : Afrotherian Mammals; Afrotherian Mammal; Mammal, Afrotherian; Afrotheres;
MeSH hyponym : Golden Moles; Golden Mole; Mole, Golden; Elephant Shrews; Elephant Shrew; Shrew, Elephant;
MeSH Related Number : txid28734; txid9389;
UNII : txid311790;
Origin ID : D000091122;
UMLS CUI : C1634335;
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Record concept(s)
Semantic type(s)
A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS;
HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae).
Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology
but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS
and long and mobile snout).