Perissodactyla (odd-toed
ungulates)
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Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia
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Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles) > Therapsida > Theriodontia
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Laurasiatheria > Ferungulata > Paraxonia
Families indigenous to southern Africa
Equidae (horses, zebras and donkeys)
Native to Africa and Asia. |
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Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)
Native to Africa and SE Asia. |
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Families not indigenous to southern Africa:
Tapiridae (tapirs) Native to Central America, South America and SE
Asia.
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