Stegodontidae
Stegodontidae (order Proboscidea, suborder Mammutoidea) An extinct family of mammals whose evolution paralleled that of the true elephants. The low-crowned molar teeth had cusps arranged in transverse ridges, with traces of cement, and the tooth succession typical of elephants was present, although the stegodonts still retained permanent premolars. The family appeared during the Miocene in Asia, and later invaded Africa; they died out during the Pleistocene, having reached as far east as Timor in the late Pleistocene.
More From encyclopedia.com
Old World Monkeys , Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys; suborder Simiiformes, superfamily Cercopithecoidea) A family that, in some arrangements, comprises all existing O… Iguanodon , iguanodon •radon • Chalcedon • Proudhon •Mogadon • pteranodon • iguanodon •mastodon • chiffon • Ctesiphon •bouffant • balafon • Xenophon •Bellerophon… Aardwolf , aardwolf
Hyaenidae (hyenas; suborder Fissipedia, superfamily Feloidea) A family of carnivores whose ancestors evolved rapidly from the Viverridae (ci… explosive evolution , explosive evolution A sudden diversification or adaptive radiation of a group. The term is an old one, rarely used nowadays. Phases of explosive evol… Quantum Evolution , Skip to main content
quantum evolution Iterative Evolution , Skip to main content
iterative evolution
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Stegodontidae