†Vanderhoofius coalingensis Reinhart 1959 (desmostylian)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Desmostylidae
Full reference: R. H. Reinhart. 1959. A review of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 36(1):1-146
Belongs to Vanderhoofius according to K. Matsui and T. Tsuihiji 2019
See also Domning 1996, Domning 2008, Reinhart 1959 and Shikama 1966
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 39989, a mandible
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: found only at Garza Creek (Miocene of California)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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