dinoceras

/ daɪˈnɒsərəs /

noun

1. another name for a uintathere

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinoceras¹

C19: New Latin, from Greek deinos fearful + keras horn

Example Sentences

Dinoceras, dī-nos′er-as, n. an extinct genus of mammals found in Wyoming, approaching the elephant in size, and named from three pairs of osseous protuberances on the skull.

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In the Middle Eocene, the place of Coryphodon was taken by Dinoceras and allied forms.

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Fore-foot of Dinoceras 217 175.

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The Coryphodon was horrified; The Dinoceras was shocked; And they chased young Eohippus, But he skipped away and mocked.

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The black herds of the Dinoceras stopped feeding all at once, and raised their vicious heads and stared.

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