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Definition of Order Dinocerata
1. Noun. Small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Ungulata
Member holonyms: Family Uintatheriidae, Uintatheriidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Dinocerata
Literary usage of Order Dinocerata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"Most of my information is obtained from the papers by Professor Marsh on the
order Dinocerata, together with the critical remarks made by him on Professor ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1888)
"He says in regard to the order Dinocerata, a group of gigantic mammals whose
remains have been found in the tertiary deposits of the Rocky Mountain region, ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"He says in regard to the order Dinocerata, a group of gigantic mammals whose
remains have been found iu the tertiary deposits of the Rocky Mountain region, ..."
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