ସ୍ତନ୍ୟପାୟୀ

Mammals ଜୀବାଶ୍ମ କାଳ: 225–0 Ma (Kemp) or 167–0 Ma (Rowe) See discussion of dates in text PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Examples of various mammalian orders. Click to see originals. Row 1: common vampire bat, Virginia opossum, eastern grey kangaroo. Row 2: southern marsupial mole, humans, northern elephant seals. Row 3: fox squirrel, tree pangolin, African elephants. Row 4: platypus, colugo, reindeer. Row 5: humpback whale, star-nosed mole, giant panda. Row 6: giant armadillo, plains zebras, black and rufous elephant shrew.
ବିଜ୍ଞାନଭିତ୍ତିକ ଶ୍ରେଣୀବିଭାଗ
ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟ:	ପ୍ରାଣୀ ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟ
ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ:	ବାଇଲାଟେରିଆ
ପର୍ବ:	କୋର୍ଡାଟା
ମହାଶ୍ରେଣୀ:	ଟେଟ୍ରାପୋଡା
ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ:	ସିନାପ୍ସିଡା
ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ:	ମାମାଲିଆଫୋର୍ମ୍ସ
ଶ୍ରେଣୀ:	ମାମାଲିଆ Linnaeus, 1758
Subgroups
Clade Australosphenida †Order Ausktribosphenida Order Monotremata †Order Eutriconodonta †Order Gobiconodonta †Order Multituberculata Clade Trechnotheria Subclass Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Placentalia

ସ୍ତନ୍ୟପାୟୀ (English: Mammal; ଶ୍ରେଣୀ Mammalia /məˈmeɪli.ə/) ସମୂହର ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ (ନାରୀ) ନିଜ ନବଜାତ ଶିଶୁକୁ ସ୍ତନ୍ୟ ପାନ କରାଇଥାନ୍ତି । ମହିଳାମାନଙ୍କ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସ୍ତନ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି ଦେଖାଯାଇଥାଏ, ଯାହାକି ସରୀସୃପ କିମ୍ବା ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଦେଖାଯାଇନଥାଏ । ସ୍ତନ୍ୟପାୟୀ ସମୂହର ଚାରି କୋଠରି ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ହୃତପିଣ୍ଡ ରହିଥାଏ ଓ ମସ୍ତିସ୍କ ଗଠନ ଅପେକ୍ଷାକୃତ ଉନ୍ନତ ହୋଇଥାଏ ।

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