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Marsupialia MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Marsupialia
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.573
Unique ID
D008394
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008394
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Marsupials
Metatheria
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Marsupialia Preferred
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