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Mammals 311

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Evolution of
Mammals
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Contrast orders of placental mammals. List characteristics that
distinguish each order.

Order Characteristics
Chiroptera

Xenarthra

Carnivora

Primates

Artiodactyla

Perissodactyla

Cetacea

Sequence the environmental developments that led to the
expansion of mammalian diversity during the Cenozoic era.

Section 30.2 Diversity of Mammals (continued)

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Describe what the mammals of Australia might be like today if the
movement of Earth’s plates had not separated Australia from other continents. Explain
your reasoning.

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