to have a comparatively more dorsoventrally gracile mandible. Like Hemiauchenia, Palaeolama species lack second deciduous premolars and can further be differentiated by the distinct size and shape of their third deciduous premolars. Their dentition has also been described as more brachyodont-like (short crowns, well-developed roots).

Postcranial

Analyses of their limb elements reveal that they had shorter, stockier metapodials,

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