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.
    

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A young marsupial. Coloured etching.

Wallaby uterus

A selection of named rodents, marsupials and small carnivorous mammals. Etching.

A family of kangaroos relaxing on a grassy bank with koalas and other marsupials nearby. Coloured etching.

The genito-urinary system in monotremes and marsupials / by William Colin MacKenzie ; assisted by William J. Owen.

The liver, spleen, pancreas, peritoneal relations, and biliary system in monotremes and marsupials / by William Colin MacKenzie.

A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata / by Richard Lydekker.

Contributions to the morphology and development of the female urogenital organs in the marsupialia / by Jas. P. Hill.

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The genito-urinary system in monotremes and marsupials / by William Colin MacKenzie ; assisted by William J. Owen.

The liver, spleen, pancreas, peritoneal relations, and biliary system in monotremes and marsupials / by William Colin MacKenzie.

A selection of named rodents, marsupials and small carnivorous mammals. Etching.

A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata / by Richard Lydekker.

Contributions to the morphology and development of the female urogenital organs in the marsupialia / by Jas. P. Hill.