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- noun Plural form of
artiodactyl .
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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There are at least eleven different species intermediate between artiodactyls and cetaceans in the fossil record and they occur in precisely the right sequence expected if cetaceans are derived from artiodactyl ancestors.
Science, Non-Science, and Pseudoscience - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Can you explain to us why terrestrial artiodactyls share the same SINE insertions as Cetaceans?
Creation/Evolution Journal now online - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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Babirusas are odd in having particularly remarkable canines (more about those in a minute), but less well known is that they differ from other pigs in several details of their anatomy, and in fact resemble peccaries and other artiodactyls in a few features.
The deer-pig, the Raksasa, the only living anthracothere… welcome to the world of babirusas Darren Naish 2006
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Peccaries are my favorites of the extant artiodactyls, and its finally nice to see them getting some love.
Why putting your hand in a peccary’s mouth is a really bad idea Darren Naish 2006
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Mostly it comes down to a superficial similarity between certain Cenozoic artiodactyls (like cainotheres) and lagomorphs, and the transverse chewing style and artiodactyl-like ankle structure of lagomorphs.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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