Desmostylus hesperus titanis well equipped with pointed defenses

well equipped with pointed defenses

The dentition consisted of laterally compressed and slightly recurved teeth with serrated edges

which features a prominent crest and dense

or small vertebrates

Its combination of colossal size

Desmostylus hesperus titanis well equipped with pointed defensesDesmostylus hesperus was a semi aquatic marine mammal from the Miocene belonging to Desmostylia, an extinct order of mammals known exclusively from the North Pacific. Unlike sirenians, pinnipeds or cetaceans, desmostylians represented a distinct evolutionary lineage that has completely disappeared. They have traditionally been associated with Tethytheria, the broader evolutionary group that includes sirenians and proboscideans. The generic name means