Character Details
fenestrate palate
palate with deep fenestrae (gaps)
braincase small and narrow
braincase small and narrow, with relatively small brain
dentary, jugal, lacrimal shape changes
several modifications of bones of the head, including the dentary, jugal, and lacrimal
dental formula changes
dental changes, in the number of incisors, premolars, and molars, and the pattern of tooth replacement
marsupium
the marsupium, or pouch, or a fold of skin for protecting developing young
+-Deuterostomata
+-Echinodermata
+-Hemichordata
+-Chordata
+-Urochordata
+-Cephalochordata
+-Craniata
+-Mixinoidea
+-Vertebrata
| +-Hyperoartia
| +-Jawless Fishes
+-Gnathostomata
+-Placodermi
+-Chondrichthyes
+-Teleostomi
+-Acanthodii
+-Osteichthyes
+-Actinopterygii
+-Sarcopterygii
| +-Coelacanthimorpha
| +-Dipnoi
+-Tetrapoda
+-Amphibia
+-Amniota
+-Synapsida
| +-Primitive Synapsids
| +-Mammalia
| +-Monotremata
| +-MARSUPIALIA <<<<< Taxon for this page
| +-Eutheria
| +-Edentata
| +-Glires
| +-Archonta
| +-Insectivora
| +-Carnivora
| +-Ungulata
+-Reptilia
| +-Testudines
+-Diapsida
+-Primitive Diapsids
+-Sauria
+-Ichthyosauria
+-Sauropterygia
+-Lepidosauromorpha
+-Archosauromorpha
+-Crocodylomorpha
+-Pterosauria
+-Dinosauria
