creodont

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  (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.