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tæniodont|ˈtiːnɪəʊdɒnt|
[f. mod.L. order name Tæniodonta (E. D. Cope 1876, in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.Philadelphia XXVIII. 39), f. tænio- + Gr. ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth.]
A fossil mammal of the order Tæniodonta, related to the edentates and known from remains found in North America.
1933A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xiv. 278 Taeniodonts..were seemingly never common. 1949B. Patterson in G. Jepsen et al. Genetics, Paleontol. & Evolution xiii. 243 (title) Rates of evolution in taeniodonts. 1979M. J. Novacek in Fairbridge & Jablonski Encycl. Paleontol. 441/1 The taeniodonts..evolved long-clawed feet; ever-growing cheek teeth; short, broad skulls; and deep jaws. |