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A simplified phylogenetic tree diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among major mammal groups, including Tritylodontidae, Morganucodon, Triconodon, Monotremata, Metatheria (marsupials), and Eutheria (placentals), with Mammaliaformes and Mammalia as ancestral branches and living mammals indicated at the top.

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