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The order Artiodactyla consists of 349 extant species belonging to 132 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 132 genera can be grouped into 23 families; these families are grouped into named suborders and many are further grouped into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named subfamilies.
The four summarized Artiodactyla taxa are divided into ten extant families: [26] The camelids ( Tylopoda ) comprise only one family, Camelidae . It is a species-poor artiodactyl suborder of North American origin [ 27 ] that is well adapted to extreme habitats—the dromedary and Bactrian camels in the Old World deserts and the guanacos , llamas ...
Swayne's hartebeest exhibits ecological differences from other subspecies of hartebeests in that tend to inhabit grassland habitats during the wet and dry seasons. They tend to select short grass areas of no more than 30 centimeters for feeding and have a preference for burned grassland patches.
During the Eocene, Pakistan was an island-continent off the coastal region of the Eurasian land mass and therefore an ideal habitat for the evolution and diversification of the Pakicetids. [ 3 ] Pakicetids have many apomorphic traits (derived traits shared by several taxa) found in artiodactyls , including: [ 1 ]
This category contains articles about taxa at family level in the Artiodactyla order – the even-toed ungulates. Species specific articles should be placed in the appropriate sub-categories Species specific articles should be placed in the appropriate sub-categories
All other Artiodactyla are relatives of these two groups. δO 18 values and osteosclerotic bones indicate that the raccoon-like Indohyus was habitually aquatic. However, it is still unclear if Indohyus primarily fed on land or in water.
Merycoidodon ("ruminating teeth") is an extinct genus of herbivorous artiodactyl of the family Merycoidodontidae, more popularly known by the name Oreodon ("hillock teeth"). It was endemic to North America during the Middle Eocene to Middle Miocene (46—16 mya ) existing for approximately 30 million years .
In the Namhae. The species inhabits the coastal areas off mainland China (e.g., Chongming Island) [3] south to the Penghu Islands.The Matsu Islands are thought to be their northern limit, and the local population in this area is physically smaller than the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise.