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toxodon (n.)
A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
toxodon Sentence Examples
- The toxodon was a colossal mammal that roamed South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
- Fossils of toxodons have been discovered in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
- Toxodons possessed unique, hippopotamus-like skulls with massive jaws.
- The large size and distinctive teeth of toxodons suggest they were herbivores that fed on vegetation.
- Toxodons coexisted with giant ground sloths, saber-toothed tigers, and other megafauna in ancient South America.
- The extinction of toxodons is still a subject of scientific debate, with theories ranging from climate change to overhunting.
- Toxodons were closely related to the Macraucheniidae family of hoofed mammals.
- The habitat of toxodons spanned grasslands, savannas, and riverine environments.
- Toxodons played a significant role in shaping the paleoecology of South America's Pleistocene era.
- The toxodon's resemblance to a modern-day hippopotamus has led to it being colloquially known as the "South American hippo."
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A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
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The toxodon was a colossal mammal that roamed South America during the Pleistocene epoch.
Fossils of toxodons have been discovered in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Toxodons possessed unique, hippopotamus-like skulls with massive jaws.
The large size and distinctive teeth of toxodons suggest they were herbivores that fed on vegetation.
