Definition of chalicothere in English:

chalicothere

noun ˈkalɪkəˌθɪəˈkaləkōˌTHir

A large horse-like fossil mammal of the late Tertiary period, with stout claws on the toes rather than hoofs.
Family Chalicotheriidae, order Perissodactyla: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
- To cite a familiar instance, the teeth of the chalicotheres have a general adaptive resemblance to the titanotheres, the skull and neck to the horses, the claws to the edentates.
- No mammal of today has a comparable anatomy of the limbs, but several extinct groups like the Eocene to Pleistocene chalicotheres show similar adaptations.
- In Eurasia the fauna included early deer and giraffes, the giant indricatheres and chalicotheres that were quite different from the American types.
- Other finds at the Agate Fossil Beds include the remains of the chalicothere Moropus, the camel Stenomylus, the prehistoric beaver Paleocastor, and the bear-dog Daphoenodon.
- It belonged to an ancient herbivore group called the chalicotheres.
- The species depicted here is one of the rare knuckle walking chalicotheres.
- Anteaters tend to have strong claws for digging out hard ants’ nests, but the chalicotheres do not have the adaptations of anteaters either - such as having a long thin snout.
- A further two groups are known only from the fossil record; these are the chalicotheres and titanotheres.
- Two other perissodactyl families are extinct in the Old World: tapir-like paleotheres and chalicotheres, largish horse-like animals with claws instead of hooves.
- It was well worth the detour, as they have a very nice museum with impressive mounted skeletons of an entelodont, a towering chalicothere, and some smaller denizens of the Miocene savannah.
- North America was home to three-toed horses, several types of rhinoceroses, and horse-like chalicothere herbivores, with bear-dogs and saber-toothed cats among the carnivores, and the pig-like entelodonts as successful omnivores.
- ‘To learn about these mammals - from arsinoitheres, brontotheres, chalicotheres, dugongs, and elephants to yaks and zebras - this is the place to turn.’
- Another good reason to pick the chalicothere is that they were alive until at least the end of the Pleistocene and there could have been a remnant population hidden in a deep pocket somewhere.
- Prior to their extinction barely 12,000 years ago the chalicotheres had been relatively unchanged for the previous 25 million years.
- All the fascinating stories about the bones of dinosaurs, chalicotheres, dinotheres, mastodons, giant giraffes, and mammoths are gathered in my book.
- My major interest is the chalicotheres, a group of extinct clawed herbivorous perissodactyls.
- But I like the chalicothere analogy better - that therizinosaurids used their claws to hook branches down to within reach of the mouth.
- Hyoummnin was a provolved and augmented chalicothere, with five-fingered hands instead of claws on the front limbs.
- Much of my work has emphasized chalicotheres, an unusual group of clawed perissodactyls.
- Among these are the best specimen of the dome-skulled chalicothere Tylocephalonyx skinneri, and type specimens of several other mammals, including rodents, oreodonts and carnivores.

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Chalicotherium (genus name), from Greek khalix, khalik- 'gravel' + thērion 'wild animal'.

Definition of chalicothere in US English:

chalicothere

nounˈkaləkōˌTHir

A large horse-like fossil mammal of the late Tertiary period, with stout claws on the toes rather than hoofs.
Family Chalicotheriidae, order Perissodactyla: several genera, in particular Moropus
Example sentencesExamples
- Hyoummnin was a provolved and augmented chalicothere, with five-fingered hands instead of claws on the front limbs.
- It belonged to an ancient herbivore group called the chalicotheres.
- But I like the chalicothere analogy better - that therizinosaurids used their claws to hook branches down to within reach of the mouth.
- ‘To learn about these mammals - from arsinoitheres, brontotheres, chalicotheres, dugongs, and elephants to yaks and zebras - this is the place to turn.’
- Prior to their extinction barely 12,000 years ago the chalicotheres had been relatively unchanged for the previous 25 million years.
- A further two groups are known only from the fossil record; these are the chalicotheres and titanotheres.
- Anteaters tend to have strong claws for digging out hard ants’ nests, but the chalicotheres do not have the adaptations of anteaters either - such as having a long thin snout.
- Another good reason to pick the chalicothere is that they were alive until at least the end of the Pleistocene and there could have been a remnant population hidden in a deep pocket somewhere.
- My major interest is the chalicotheres, a group of extinct clawed herbivorous perissodactyls.
- It was well worth the detour, as they have a very nice museum with impressive mounted skeletons of an entelodont, a towering chalicothere, and some smaller denizens of the Miocene savannah.
- Much of my work has emphasized chalicotheres, an unusual group of clawed perissodactyls.
- To cite a familiar instance, the teeth of the chalicotheres have a general adaptive resemblance to the titanotheres, the skull and neck to the horses, the claws to the edentates.
- In Eurasia the fauna included early deer and giraffes, the giant indricatheres and chalicotheres that were quite different from the American types.
- No mammal of today has a comparable anatomy of the limbs, but several extinct groups like the Eocene to Pleistocene chalicotheres show similar adaptations.
- Two other perissodactyl families are extinct in the Old World: tapir-like paleotheres and chalicotheres, largish horse-like animals with claws instead of hooves.
- North America was home to three-toed horses, several types of rhinoceroses, and horse-like chalicothere herbivores, with bear-dogs and saber-toothed cats among the carnivores, and the pig-like entelodonts as successful omnivores.
- The species depicted here is one of the rare knuckle walking chalicotheres.
- Other finds at the Agate Fossil Beds include the remains of the chalicothere Moropus, the camel Stenomylus, the prehistoric beaver Paleocastor, and the bear-dog Daphoenodon.
- Among these are the best specimen of the dome-skulled chalicothere Tylocephalonyx skinneri, and type specimens of several other mammals, including rodents, oreodonts and carnivores.
- All the fascinating stories about the bones of dinosaurs, chalicotheres, dinotheres, mastodons, giant giraffes, and mammoths are gathered in my book.

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Chalicotherium (genus name), from Greek khalix, khalik- ‘gravel’ + thērion ‘wild animal’.

单词	chalicothere
释义	Definition of chalicothere in English: chalicothere noun ˈkalɪkəˌθɪəˈkaləkōˌTHir A large horse-like fossil mammal of the late Tertiary period, with stout claws on the toes rather than hoofs. Family Chalicotheriidae, order Perissodactyla: several genera Example sentencesExamples To cite a familiar instance, the teeth of the chalicotheres have a general adaptive resemblance to the titanotheres, the skull and neck to the horses, the claws to the edentates. No mammal of today has a comparable anatomy of the limbs, but several extinct groups like the Eocene to Pleistocene chalicotheres show similar adaptations. In Eurasia the fauna included early deer and giraffes, the giant indricatheres and chalicotheres that were quite different from the American types. Other finds at the Agate Fossil Beds include the remains of the chalicothere Moropus, the camel Stenomylus, the prehistoric beaver Paleocastor, and the bear-dog Daphoenodon. It belonged to an ancient herbivore group called the chalicotheres. The species depicted here is one of the rare knuckle walking chalicotheres. Anteaters tend to have strong claws for digging out hard ants’ nests, but the chalicotheres do not have the adaptations of anteaters either - such as having a long thin snout. A further two groups are known only from the fossil record; these are the chalicotheres and titanotheres. Two other perissodactyl families are extinct in the Old World: tapir-like paleotheres and chalicotheres, largish horse-like animals with claws instead of hooves. It was well worth the detour, as they have a very nice museum with impressive mounted skeletons of an entelodont, a towering chalicothere, and some smaller denizens of the Miocene savannah. North America was home to three-toed horses, several types of rhinoceroses, and horse-like chalicothere herbivores, with bear-dogs and saber-toothed cats among the carnivores, and the pig-like entelodonts as successful omnivores. ‘To learn about these mammals - from arsinoitheres, brontotheres, chalicotheres, dugongs, and elephants to yaks and zebras - this is the place to turn.’ Another good reason to pick the chalicothere is that they were alive until at least the end of the Pleistocene and there could have been a remnant population hidden in a deep pocket somewhere. Prior to their extinction barely 12,000 years ago the chalicotheres had been relatively unchanged for the previous 25 million years. All the fascinating stories about the bones of dinosaurs, chalicotheres, dinotheres, mastodons, giant giraffes, and mammoths are gathered in my book. My major interest is the chalicotheres, a group of extinct clawed herbivorous perissodactyls. But I like the chalicothere analogy better - that therizinosaurids used their claws to hook branches down to within reach of the mouth. Hyoummnin was a provolved and augmented chalicothere, with five-fingered hands instead of claws on the front limbs. Much of my work has emphasized chalicotheres, an unusual group of clawed perissodactyls. Among these are the best specimen of the dome-skulled chalicothere Tylocephalonyx skinneri, and type specimens of several other mammals, including rodents, oreodonts and carnivores. Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin Chalicotherium (genus name), from Greek khalix, khalik- 'gravel' + thērion 'wild animal'. Definition of chalicothere in US English: chalicothere nounˈkaləkōˌTHir A large horse-like fossil mammal of the late Tertiary period, with stout claws on the toes rather than hoofs. Family Chalicotheriidae, order Perissodactyla: several genera, in particular Moropus Example sentencesExamples Hyoummnin was a provolved and augmented chalicothere, with five-fingered hands instead of claws on the front limbs. It belonged to an ancient herbivore group called the chalicotheres. But I like the chalicothere analogy better - that therizinosaurids used their claws to hook branches down to within reach of the mouth. ‘To learn about these mammals - from arsinoitheres, brontotheres, chalicotheres, dugongs, and elephants to yaks and zebras - this is the place to turn.’ Prior to their extinction barely 12,000 years ago the chalicotheres had been relatively unchanged for the previous 25 million years. A further two groups are known only from the fossil record; these are the chalicotheres and titanotheres. Anteaters tend to have strong claws for digging out hard ants’ nests, but the chalicotheres do not have the adaptations of anteaters either - such as having a long thin snout. Another good reason to pick the chalicothere is that they were alive until at least the end of the Pleistocene and there could have been a remnant population hidden in a deep pocket somewhere. My major interest is the chalicotheres, a group of extinct clawed herbivorous perissodactyls. It was well worth the detour, as they have a very nice museum with impressive mounted skeletons of an entelodont, a towering chalicothere, and some smaller denizens of the Miocene savannah. Much of my work has emphasized chalicotheres, an unusual group of clawed perissodactyls. To cite a familiar instance, the teeth of the chalicotheres have a general adaptive resemblance to the titanotheres, the skull and neck to the horses, the claws to the edentates. In Eurasia the fauna included early deer and giraffes, the giant indricatheres and chalicotheres that were quite different from the American types. No mammal of today has a comparable anatomy of the limbs, but several extinct groups like the Eocene to Pleistocene chalicotheres show similar adaptations. Two other perissodactyl families are extinct in the Old World: tapir-like paleotheres and chalicotheres, largish horse-like animals with claws instead of hooves. North America was home to three-toed horses, several types of rhinoceroses, and horse-like chalicothere herbivores, with bear-dogs and saber-toothed cats among the carnivores, and the pig-like entelodonts as successful omnivores. The species depicted here is one of the rare knuckle walking chalicotheres. Other finds at the Agate Fossil Beds include the remains of the chalicothere Moropus, the camel Stenomylus, the prehistoric beaver Paleocastor, and the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Among these are the best specimen of the dome-skulled chalicothere Tylocephalonyx skinneri, and type specimens of several other mammals, including rodents, oreodonts and carnivores. All the fascinating stories about the bones of dinosaurs, chalicotheres, dinotheres, mastodons, giant giraffes, and mammoths are gathered in my book. Origin Early 20th century: from modern Latin Chalicotherium (genus name), from Greek khalix, khalik- ‘gravel’ + thērion ‘wild animal’.
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