- †Anthracobunidae (a
family of stem-
perissodactyls; from the
Early to
Middle Eocene epoch) †Phenacodontidae (a
clade of stem-
perissodactyls; from the
Early Palaeocene...
- consequence,
there was an
alternative name for the
perissodactyls the
nearly obsolete Mesaxonia.
Perissodactyls were not the only
lineage of
mammals to have...
- vestigial, or
pointing backwards.
Members of this
order are
called perissodactyls, and
include rhinoceroses, tapirs, and horses. They are
primarily found...
- hyaenodonts, oxyaenids, mesonychids,
arctocyonids and the stem-relatives of
perissodactyls (like Cambaytherium). This
synapomorphy suggests that this may be basal...
- tapirs. As the
early evolution of
perissodactyls is
still unresolved,
their closest relatives among other perissodactyl groups is obscure. They have been...
-
Panperissodactyla ("all
perissodactyls",
alternatively spelled Pan-Perissodactyla) is a
clade of
ungulates containing living order Perissodactyla (odd-toed...
- structures,
gives the
Tapiridae skull a
unique form in
comparison to
other perissodactyls, with a
larger sagittal crest,
orbits positioned more rostrally, a posteriorly...
- (pholidotes), even-toed
ungulates (artiodactyls), odd-toed
ungulates (
perissodactyls), and all
their extinct relatives. From
systematics and phylogenetic...
-
Hadar or
Hadar Formation (also
spelled Qad daqar, Qadaqar; Afar "white [qidi]
stream [daqar]") is a
paleontological fossil site
located in
Mille district...
-
Originally it was
thought paenungulates were
closely related to the
perissodactyls in the
clade Altungulata due to
shared attributes in the dental, osteological...
