单词 | anoplothere |
释义 | anoplotheren. Palaeontol. An extinct pachydermatous quadruped, found fossil in the Middle Eocene beds of Hampshire and the Paris basin; so named by Cuvier from its apparent want of organs of defence. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > Pachydermata > extinct or fossil types of anoplothere1815 Macrauchenia1838 1815 W. Phillips Outl. Mineral. & Geol. (1818) 89 Cuvier discovered the bones of 5 varieties of another extinct animal, which he calls the anoplotherium (..it had no canine teeth), varying in size from the horse to the ass. 1879 J. Le Conte Elem. Geol. 496 The Anoplothere was a slender and graceful animal without snout, and possessing only two toes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1815 |
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