creodont (redirected from Creodonts)

cre·o·dont  (kr-dnt)

n.

Any of various extinct carnivorous mammals of the suborder Creodonta, of the Paleocene Epoch to the Pliocene Epoch.

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[From New Latin Creodonta, suborder name : Greek kreas, flesh; see kreu- in Indo-European roots + Greek odous, odont-, tooth.]

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creodont [ˈkriːəˌdɒnt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora

[from New Latin Creodonta, from Greek kreas flesh + odōn tooth]

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creodont  (kr-dnt)

Any of various extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Creodonta of the Paleocene to the Pliocene Epochs. Creodonts had long, low skulls with crests to which chewing muscles were attached. They were the dominant carnivorous mammals for millions of years, and were once believed to be ancestral to modern carnivores.