DINOCERASES

DINOCERAS

Di*noc"e*ras, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; -- called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix.

Note: They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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