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Large Desmostylus Tooth Desmostylus Miocene Sharktooth Hill, Kern County,...
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Large Desmostylus Tooth
Desmostylus
Miocene
Sharktooth Hill, Kern County, California
Extremely large for the species, a tooth specimen from Desmostylus, an extinct hippopotamus-like marine animal, attests to its herbivorous habit. Probably amphibious, Desmostylus lived in shallow coastal waters, perhaps feeding on seaweed exposed during low tides. The history of Sharktooth Hill began in August...
Desmostylus
Miocene
Sharktooth Hill, Kern County, California
Extremely large for the species, a tooth specimen from Desmostylus, an extinct hippopotamus-like marine animal, attests to its herbivorous habit. Probably amphibious, Desmostylus lived in shallow coastal waters, perhaps feeding on seaweed exposed during low tides. The history of Sharktooth Hill began in August...
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