Dinocerate (Noun)
Meaning
An extinct ungulate.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The well-preserved fossil remains of a dinocerate were discovered in the badlands of North America.
- This ancient ungulate known as a dinocerate had a large pair of curved horns and a flat face.
- Dinocerate lived during the Eocene epoch and were among the first large mammalian species to inhabit North America.
- The newly found dinocerate skull allowed scientists to reconstruct the appearance of this prehistoric animal.
- Fossil evidence suggests that dinocerates went extinct at the end of the Eocene due to climate change and competition with other herbivores.