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Perissodactyla (/ pəˌrɪsoʊˈdæktɪlə /, from Ancient Greek περισσός, perissós 'odd' and δάκτυλος, dáktylos 'finger, toe' [3]) is an order of ungulates. The order includes about 17 living species divided into three families: Equidae (horses, asses, and zebras), Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses), and Tapiridae (tapirs).
List of perissodactyls. Three perissodactyl species (clockwise from left): plains zebra (Equus quagga), Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Perissodactyla is an order of placental mammals composed of odd-toed ungulates – hooved animals which bear weight on one or three of their five toes with ...
Brontotheriidae. Brontotheriidae is a family of extinct mammals belonging to the order Perissodactyla, the order that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs. Superficially, they looked rather like rhinos with some developing bony nose horns, and were some of the earliest mammals to have evolved large body sizes of several tonnes.
Pan-Perissodactyla[2] (alternative spelling) Panperissodactyla ("all perissodactyls", alternatively spelled Pan-Perissodactyla[2]) is a clade of ungulates containing living order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and all extinct ungulates more closely related to Perissodactyla than to Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates). [1]
Articles relating to the Panperissodactyla ("all perissodactyls"), a clade of ungulates containing living order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and all extinct ungulates more closely related to Perissodactyla than to Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates). Groups thought to belong to this clade include Anthracobunia (including the families ...
Perissodactyla. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perissodactyla. This category contains taxa in the order Perissodactyla above the family level. Species specific articles should placed in the appropriate sub-category.
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Hyracodon (' hyrax tooth') is an extinct genus of perissodactyl mammal. H. nebraskensis skull, found near Hermosa, South Dakota. It was a lightly built, pony -like mammal of about 1.5 m (5 ft) long. Hyracodon' s skull was large in comparison to the rest of the body. Hyracodon's dentition resembled that of later rhinocerotoids, but it was a much ...