†Neodesmostylus primigenius Khomenko 1928 (proboscidean)
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Synonym: Desmostylus wollosowitschi Pfizenmayer 1927 [objective synonym]
Full reference: J. P. Khomenko. 1928. Bemekungen zu E. Pfizenmayer, Ein Desmostyliden Zahn der Neusibirischen Insel Kotelnyi. Zentralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, abt. B 519-520
Belongs to Neodesmostylus according to Khomenko 1928
See also Shikama 1966 and VanderHoof 1937
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Neodesmostylus primigenius: Its type locality is Balyktach River, which is in a Pleistocene marine horizon in the Russian Federation
- Desmostylus wollosowitschi:
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Balyktach River
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