Vanderhoofius coalingensis Reinhart 1959 (desmostylian)

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)

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