tillodont (Meaning)

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tillodont (n.)

One of the Tillodontia.

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One of the Tillodontia.

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Tillodonts, an extinct order of ungulates, inhabited North America during the Eocene epoch.

Tillodonts possessed distinctive skulls with a large, chisel-like diastema between their incisors and cheek teeth.

Estesiids, an early tillodont family, exhibited the largest size among the group, reaching heights of up to three meters.

Tillodonts had a primarily herbivorous diet, consuming leaves, fruits, and soft vegetation.