condylarth
[ kon-dl-ahrth ]
noun
any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
Origin of condylarth
11880–85; <New Latin Condylarthra (neuter plural) <Greek kóndyl(os) condyle + -arthra, neuter plural of arthrus -jointed, derivative of árthron joint
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How to use condylarth in a sentence
The most abundant group of mammals in North America during this time was the condylarths.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died | Claire Maldarelli | August 18, 2021 | Popular-SciencePart of the reason for this is that condylarth teeth don’t generally resemble those of any living mammals.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died | Claire Maldarelli | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe condylarth teeth that Eberle and Atteberry examined had previously been collected from a sandstone river channel in a quarry in south-central Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.
Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died | Claire Maldarelli | August 18, 2021 | Popular-Science
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