Ungulate
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Ungulate Fossil range: Late Cretaceous - Recent |
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Llamas, which have two toes, are artiodactyls -- "even toed" ungulates
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Ungulates (meaning roughly "hoofed" or "hoofed animal") are several groups of mammals most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole bodyweight whilst moving.