Kingdom Metazoa
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Order Desmostylia
- Cornwallius
Diet:
- Plants
- Bivalves
Habitat:
- Coastal Marine
Material:
- Isolated Teeth
The Desmostylidae represents the only family of the order Desmostylia, of which Cornwallius may or may not have been a typical member. The desmostylids, especially those better known from the Miocene of Japan, the Pacific Northwest, and possibly Florida, were amphibious in nature, poling themselves through the shallows in the same manner as a hippopotamus “walks” over a riverbed, and prising the occasional clam or oyster from the rocks with its front tusks.
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