. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. TERTIARY ANIMALS. 531 as the ancestor of the Ungulates, or hoofed animals, but with almost equal right may be claimed as the ancestor of other orders. It was five-toed, each toe provided with a flat nail, which was neither claw nor hoof, but between the two. It had bunodont molars, a full com- plement of unmodified teeth, and foot-bones. It was, therefore, prob- ably omnivorous in habit. Cope has described nine species partly from this horizon and partly from the previous. They were about the size of a sheep,
. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. TERTIARY ANIMALS. 531 as the ancestor of the Ungulates, or hoofed animals, but with almost equal right may be claimed as the ancestor of other orders. It was five-toed, each toe provided with a flat nail, which was neither claw nor hoof, but between the two. It had bunodont molars, a full com- plement of unmodified teeth, and foot-bones. It was, therefore, prob- ably omnivorous in habit. Cope has described nine species partly from this horizon and partly from the previous. They were about the size of a sheep, or perhaps a little larger. The Corypliodon was a genus of large animals, of very generalized structure, uniting the characters of the more generalized Ungulates, such as Tapirs, with those of the more generalized Carnivores, such as Bears. They were five-toed Ungulates with full number of unmodified foot-bones, and a tread somewhat like that of an Elephant. Eight or ten species of Coryphodontidas have been described, varying in size from that of a Tapir to that of an ox or larger (Fig. 910).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.
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