Kronokotherium
Kronokotherium is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal of the family Desmostylidae in the order Desmostylia.
| Kronokotherium Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Genus: | Kronokotherium |
| Species: | K. brevimaxillare |
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Its type locality is Raktinskaya, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (55.0°N 161.6°E, paleocoordinates 55.7°N 163.0°E).[2]
Kronokotherium was made a separate genus because the specimen differs from Desmostylus in the arrangement of the major molar cusps and its smaller size,[3] but it has been synonymized with Desmostylus by most authors.[1]
Notes
- Kronokotherium in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 2013.
- Raktinskaya (Miocene of Russian Federation) in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- Tomida & Ohta 2007, Discussion, p. 60
References
- Pronina, I. G. (1957). "A new desmostylid, Kronokotherium brevimaxillare gen. nov., sp. nov., from the Miocene deposits of Kamchatka". C. R. Acad. Sci. URSS. 117: 310–12.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Tomida, Yukimitsu; Ohta, Toshikazu (2007). "Discovery of a Desmostylian Tooth from Kitami City, Northeastern Hokkaido, Japan" (PDF). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. 6: 57–61. Retrieved 16 June 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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