WebAnatomy. The largest odd-toed ungulates are rhinoceroses, and the extinct Paraceratherium, a hornless rhino from the Oligocene, is considered one of the largest land mammals of all time. At the other extreme, an early member of the order, the prehistoric horse Eohippus, had a withers height of only 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in). Apart from dwarf …

WebThe even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla / ˌ ɑːr t i oʊ ˈ d æ k t ɪ l ə /, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος, ártios 'even', and δάκτυλος, dáktylos 'finger, toe') are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing posteriorly.

WebChina's vast and diverse landscape is home to a profound variety and abundance of wildlife. As of one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world, China has, according to one measure, 7,516 species of vertebrates including 4,936 fish, 1,269 bird, 562 mammal, 403 reptile and 346 amphibian species. In terms of the number of species, China ranks third in the world …

WebThe Great American Biotic Interchange (commonly abbreviated as GABI), also known as the Great American Interchange and the Great American Faunal Interchange, was an important late Cenozoic paleozoogeographic biotic interchange event in which land and freshwater fauna migrated from North America via Central America to South America and …

WebEven-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) Carnivorans (Carnivora) Cetaceans (Cetacea) Bats (Chiroptera) Odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) Primates (Primates) Key. Conservation status ... This is a list of even-toed ungulate species by estimated global population. This list is not comprehensive, as not all ungulates have had their numbers quantified.

WebEtymology. Ungulate is from the Late Latin adjective ungulatus, "hoofed". Ungulatus is a diminutive form of Latin unguis, "nail" (finger nail; toe nail).. Classifications History. Ungulata is a clade (or in some taxonomies, a grand order) of mammals. The two orders of ungulates were the Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).

WebPhenacodontidae is the most recent family in the order Condylarthra believed to be the ancestral to the odd-toed ungulates. [citation needed] It contains the genera Almogaver, Copecion, Ectocion, Eodesmatodon, Meniscotherium, Ordathspidotherium, Phenacodus and Pleuraspidotherium.The family lived from the Early Paleocene to the Middle Eocene in …

WebMegacerops ("large-horned face", from méga-"large" + kéras "horn" + ōps "face") is an extinct genus of the prehistoric odd-toed ungulate (hoofed mammal) family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses.It was endemic to North America during the Late Eocene epoch (38–33.9 mya), existing for approximately

WebThe largest odd-toed ungulate is the white rhinoceros. The largest extant species is the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum It is slightly larger than the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), which can range up to a weight of 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). The extinct Elasmotherium sibricum The ...

WebGenus †Adelobasileus Lucas & Hunt 1990 Genus †Bocaconodon Montellano, Hopson & Clark 2008 Genus †Delsatia Sigogneau-Russell & Godefroit 1997 Genus †Tricuspes von Huene 1933 Genus †Hadrocodium Luo, Crompton & Sun 2001 Genus †Fruitafossor Luo & Wible 2005 Order †Dinnetheria Family †Dinnetheriidae Averianov & Lopatin 2011 Genus …