Organisms

Marsupialia

An infraclass of MAMMALS, also called Metatheria, where the young are born at an early stage of development and continue to develop in a pouch (marsupium). In contrast to Eutheria (placentals), marsupials have an incomplete PLACENTA.

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An infraclass of MAMMALS, also called Metatheria, where the young are born at an early stage of development and continue to develop in a pouch (marsupium). In contrast to Eutheria (placentals), marsupials have an incomplete PLACENTA.

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  • Marsupials
  • Metatheria
  • Marsupial

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Marsupialia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008394. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008394
  2. Marsupialia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial
  3. Marsupialia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25336