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...
- "hyrax-like beast") is an extinct genus of very small (about 60 cm in length) perissodactyl ungulates that was found in the London Clay formation. This small, fox-sized...
- 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...
- Palaeotheriidae is an extinct family of herbivorous perissodactyl mammals that inhabited Europe, with less abundant remains also known from Asia, from...
- This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2024, as well as other significant discoveries...
- The Chitarwata Formation is a geological formation in western ****stan, made up of Oligocene and early Miocene terrestrial fluvial facies. The sediments...
- Hallensia is an extinct genus of perissodactyl. Hooker, J. J. (1994). "The beginning of the equoid radiation". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society...
- deposits in western Europe are early-aged mammals such as the palaeothere perissodactyl Palaeotherium and the anoplotheriid artiodactyl Anoplotherium, both...