Definition of Tillodonta. Meaning of Tillodonta. Synonyms of Tillodonta

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Definition of Tillodonta

Tillodonta
Tillodontia Til`lo*don"ti*a, n. pl. (Paleon.) An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta.

Meaning of Tillodonta from wikipedia

- Tillodontia is an extinct suborder of eutherian mammals known from the Early Paleocene to Late Eocene of China, the Late Paleocene to Middle Eocene of...
- Creodonta, and the Carnivora. The origins of the enigmatic Pantodonta, Tillodonta and Dinocerata have all been suggested to lie within the Cimolesta as...
- †Apatemyidae Suborder †Taeniodonta Family †Stylinodontidae Suborder †Tillodonta Family †Tillotheriidae Suborder †Pantodonta Family †Wangliidae Superfamily...
- namely with the newly evolving large herbivores such as the Taeniodonta, Tillodonta, Pantodonta, Polydolopimorphia, and the Dinocerata. Large carnivores include...
- it had similar size of a large dog. E. D. Cope (1882.) "A new genus of Tillodonta." The American Naturalist 16:156-157 Schoch, R. M. (1982.) "Phylogeny...