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Ashoroa Behemotops Desmostylus Paleoparadoxia |
The Desmostylia are an extinct order of marine mammals comprising four genera, known from late Oligocene and Miocene fossil records. Dental and skeletal form suggests desmostylians were amphibious herbivores dependent on littoral (seashore) habitats. Their closest living relatives are members of the Perissodactyla and Tethytheres , which includes Proboscidea ( elephantThis page is about the animal, see elephant (disambiguation) for more meanings. Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Proboscidea is an order including only one family, Elephantidae or the elephants with 3 species: the Sas) and SireniaDugongidae Trichechidae For information about the Gothic Metal band, see Sirenia (band Sirenia are herbivorous mammals of coastal waters. They have evolved aquatic adaptations: they have arms, which are modified into paddles, but no legs, are fat, and hav ( manateeTrichechus inunguis ''Trichechus manatus ''Trichechus senegalensis Manatees ( family Trichechidae genus Trichechus are large aquatic mammals sometimes known as sea cows . The Trichechidae differ from the Dugongidae in the shape of the skull and the shapes).
Desmostylians grew to 1.8 metreFor other uses of "metre" and "meter", see Metre (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Systeme International d'Unites). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in absolute vacus in length and are thought to have weighed more than 200 kg. The type species Desmostylus was first described by American paleontologist Othniel Marsh in 18881888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). In Germany, 1888 is known as the 1888 Year of Three Emperors. Events January 3 91cm telescope first used at Lick Observatory January 12 ? Blizzards in Dakota and Montana, Minnesota, Nebr. Desmostylus derives from the Greek words desmos, meaning "bond" and stylos, meaning "column" or "pillar."
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