A four-chambered heart, with a complete septum between the left ventricle and the right ventricle, makes the warm-blooded condition possible for all of the following vertebrate groups except: modern placental mammals (like the beaver) modern amphibians (like the frog) modern monotremes (like the platypus) modern birds (like the bald eagle) modern marsupials (like the kangaroo)

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