Definition of Paleotherium. Meaning of Paleotherium. Synonyms of Paleotherium

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Definition of Paleotherium

Paleotherium
Paleotherium Pa`le*o*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ancient + ? beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that of a llama. [Written also Pal[ae]otherium.]

Meaning of Paleotherium from wikipedia

- Société géologique de France. Gervais, Paul (1873). "Squelette de grand Paléothérium (Palæotherium magnum de Cuvier): trouvé dans les platrières de Vitry-sur-Seine"...
- Science in which he stated that it had come from a creature he called a Paleotherium. Shortly after the publication, the White River Badlands became po****r...
- Puy. 12: 227–267. Pomel, Auguste (1847). "Note critique sur le genre Paléothérium". Bulletin de la Société géologique de France. 2. 4: 584–587. Palmer...
- Petrefaktenkunde: 289–310. Pomel, Auguste (1847). "Note critique sur le genre Paléothérium". Bulletin de la Société géologique de France. 2. 4: 584–587. Owen, Richard...