ungulates's Usage Examples:

In the basal Eocene of North America the Amblypoda were represented by extremely primitive, five-toed, small ungulates such as Periptychus and Pantolambda, each of these typifying a family.

These animals are, in fact, descendants of the small ancestral ungulates which have retained all the primitive characters of the latter accompanied by a huge increase in bodily size.

These tiny animals, commonly known as mousedeer, are in no wise nearly related to the true deer, but constitute by themselves a special section of artiodactyle ungulates known as Tragulina, for the characteristics of which see ARTIODACTYLA.

The Perissodactyla have been brigaded with the Artiodactyla to form the typical group of the ungulates, under the name of Diplarthra, or Ungulata Vera, and the features distinguishing the combined group from the less specialized members of the order Ungulata will be found under the heading of that order.

The middle toe was the largest, and the weight of the body was mainly supported on this and the two adjoining digits, which appear to have been encased in hoofs, thus foreshadowing the tridactyle type common in perissodactyle and certain extinct groups of ungulates.

size.) occurrence in the fossil state of perissodactyle ungulates allied to the horse, although it was long before the relationship was recognized.

In Asia they gave rise to the elephants, while they themselves originated in Africa from ungulates of more normal type.

As in all other ungulates, there are no clavicles.

The brain resembles that of typical ungulates far more than that of rodents.

The open savannas are the home of large ungulates, especially antelopes, the giraffe (peculiar to Africa), zebra, buffalo, wild ass and four species of rhinoceros; and of carnivores, such as the lion, leopard, hyaena, 'c. The okapi (a genus restricted to Africa) is found only in the dense forests of the Congo basin.

Synonyms:

dinocerate, artiodactyl mammal, placental, eutherian, placental mammal, cannon, even-toed ungulate, hoofed mammal, artiodactyl, eutherian mammal, hock-joint, hoof, perissodactyl mammal, odd-toed ungulate, shank, hock, perissodactyl,

Antonyms:

enlist, digitigrade mammal, plantigrade mammal, ride, unguiculate,