Anchitheriine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anchitheriine is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the †Anchitheriinae, an extinct subfamily of equids.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the †Anchitheriinae, an extinct subfamily of equids.
Example Sentences
La Retama preserves an abundant fossil fauna that includes gastropods and vertebrates such as chelonians, crocodiles, lagomorphs, rodents, several carnivorans, anchitheriine equids, rhinoceroses, gomphoteriid elephants, caenotheriids, suids, cervids and palaeomerycids.
Word Forms
- anchitheriines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anchithere, anchisaurid, anthracotheriid, anoplotheriid, interatheriid, uintatheriid.
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