Definition of Perissodactyl. Meaning of Perissodactyl. Synonyms of Perissodactyl

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Definition of Perissodactyl

Perissodactyl
Perissodactyl Per`is*so*dac"tyl, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Perissodactyla.

Meaning of Perissodactyl from wikipedia

- their third and fourth toes. Another difference between the two is that perissodactyls digest plant cellulose in their intestines, rather than in one or more...
- to each other and to sengis, tenrecs, and golden moles than to the perissodactyls and artiodactyls, and form the clade Afrotheria. Elephants, sea cows...
- vestigial, or pointing backwards. Members of this order are called perissodactyls, and include rhinoceroses, tapirs, and horses. They are primarily found...
- theríon, "beast") is an extinct family of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa from the Middle...
- This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2025, as well as other significant discoveries...
- "hyrax-like beast") is an extinct genus of small (about 60 cm in length) perissodactyl ungulates that was found in the London Clay formation. This small, fox-sized...
- deer, bison, cattle, goats, gazelles, pigs, and sheep. The feet of perissodactyl mammals have an odd number of toes, e.g. the horse, the rhinoceros,...
- Moropus (meaning "slow foot") is an extinct genus of large perissodactyl mammal in the chalicothere family. They were endemic to North America during...
- The Chitarwata Formation is a geological formation in western ****stan, made up of Oligocene and early Miocene terrestrial fluvial facies. The sediments...
- Hyracodon ('hyrax tooth') is an extinct genus of perissodactyl mammal. It was a lightly built, pony-like mammal of about 1.5 m (5 ft) long. Hyracodon's...