Barylambda (Greek: "heavy" (baros), "lambda" (lambda) in a reference to larger size than that of Pantolambda) is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from the middle to late Paleocene, well known from several finds in the Wasatchian (NALMA classification) DeBeque Formation of Colorado and the Clarkforkian Wasatch Formation to Tiffanian Fort Union Formation in Wyoming. Three species of Barylambda are currently recognized. The creature likely lived a life similar to that of a modern tapir, browsing on foliage and soft vegetation. Barylambda seems to have been quite successful for an early pantod
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笨腳獸（Barylambda）是已滅絕的全齒目動物，生存在古新世中至晚期，主要都是在北美洲發現。在全齒目中，笨腳獸是最重的，有五趾及蹠行的。現時已知其下有三個物種。笨腳獸於始新世早期滅絕，正值較大及衍生的冠齒獸出現。
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