Type Citation:

2000. The evaluation of the morphological variation of deciduous teeth in Desmostylus hesperus Marsh, 1888. Bull. Ashoro Mus. Paleont. 1 : 153-158.

Place:

United States, North America

Geologic Age:

Cenozoic / Neogene / Miocene

Record Last Modified:

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology:

Skull element, mandible

Stratigraphy:

/ Astoria Fm

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Afrotheria Desmostylia Desmostylidae

Published Name:

Desmostylus hesperus Marsh, 1888

Genus indet. sp indet.

USNM Number:

PAL181742

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Paleogeneral

Mammals Marine

Mammalia Marine

Paleobiology

Data Source:

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a835535c-b09f-4bed-b78e-19496b6b1cb7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3456971