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 Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic mammals?

Option: 1

Seals, Dolphins, Sharks


Option: 2

Dolphins, Seals, Trygon


Option: 3

Whales, Dolphins, Seals


Option: 4

Trygon, Whales, Seals


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Classification of Class Mammalia -

The class Mammalia can be classified as:

Group Monotreme : 

  • These are egg-laying mammals. 
  • This group comprises of the platypus and two species of echidnas, or spiny anteaters. The shells of their eggs resemble that of reptiles. Monotremes have no teeth. 

Group Marsupials : 

  • These are pouched mammals. 
  • Australian marsupials include the kangaroo, koala, bandicoot, Tasmanian devil. 
  • Most species of marsupials possess a pouch in which the very premature young reside after birth, receiving milk and continuing to develop.

Group Eutherians : 

  • These are placental mammals. 
  • All species possess a complex placenta that connects the fetus to the mother, allowing for gas, fluid, and nutrient exchange. 
  • This group can be further classified as:
  1. Insectivorous mammals
  2. Rodents
  3. Aquatic mammals
  4. Carnivores and Ungulates
     

 

 Whales, dolphins and seals are aquatic mammals.

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