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Mammal Orders in Epoch Order

The document lists various animal orders and their corresponding geological time periods, ranging from the Cretaceous to the Miocene. Notable examples include monotremes in the Cretaceous, and several groups such as primates, rodents, and lagomorphs in the Paleocene. The document provides a timeline of the evolution of different mammalian groups across various epochs.

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Mammal Orders in Epoch Order

The document lists various animal orders and their corresponding geological time periods, ranging from the Cretaceous to the Miocene. Notable examples include monotremes in the Cretaceous, and several groups such as primates, rodents, and lagomorphs in the Paleocene. The document provides a timeline of the evolution of different mammalian groups across various epochs.

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Monotreme (echidna) - Cretaceous

Afrosoricida (mole) - Eocene


Hyracoidea (hyrax) - Eocene
Artiodactyl (antelope) - Eocene
Chiroptera (bat) - Eocene
Sirenia (dugong) - Eocene
Carnivora - Eocene
Macroscelidea (shrew) - Eocene
Pholidota (pangolin) - Eocene
Colugo (cobego) - Eocene
Primate - Paleocene
Rodent - Paleocene
Lagomorpha (hare) - Paleocene
Proboscidea (elephant) - Paleocene
Scandentia (treeshrew) - Paleocene
Eulipotyphla (hedgehog) - Paleocene
Cingulata (armadillo) Paleocene
Perissodactyla (horse and rhinoceros) - Paleocene
Pilosa - (anteater and sloth) Paleocene
Paucituberculata (shrew opossum) - Paleocene
Microbiotheria (colocolo opossum) - Paleocene
Peramelemorphia (bandicoot) - Oligocene
Notoryctidae (marsupial mole) - Oligocene
Dasyuromorphia (dunnarts) - Oligocene
Diprotodontia (kangaroo) - Oligocene
Didelphimorphia (opossum) - Miocene
Orycteropodidae (aardvark) - Miocene

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