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TYLOPODS [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Artiodactyls are usually divided into several suborders. The suborder Tylopoda contains a single living family, the Camelidae. Modern tylopods have a 3-chambered, ruminating stomach. Their third and fourth metapodials are fused near the body but separate distally, forming a Y-shaped cannon bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les Tylopodes se caractérisent par des sabots atrophiés ressemblant plutôt à de gros ongles.

Spanish

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