{"product_id":"desmostylus-tooth-california","title":"Desmostylus hesperus Tooth-California","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDesmostylus hesperus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Temblor formation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Miocene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 2 1\/8x2 1\/16x1 3\/16\" or 4.8x5.1x5.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e No repairs or restorations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmostylus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDesmostylus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an extinct genus of large, amphibious, marine mammal that inhabited the coastal waters and estuaries of the North Pacific region during the Miocene epoch, roughly 28 to 10 million years ago. Belonging to the enigmatic order Desmostylia—distant relatives of modern elephants and sirenians—it was a heavily built animal weighing up to several hundred kilograms, featuring powerful limbs adapted for paddling and walking along the seafloor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmostylus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is most famous for its extraordinary, uniquely shaped teeth, which consisted of clusters of closely packed enamel-covered columns (giving the genus its name, meaning \"chain pillar\") used to shear tough aquatic vegetation and marine plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minute Man Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48526988542089,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1022\/1193\/files\/20261002-151548.jpg?v=1791297935","url":"https:\/\/www.minutemantradingpost.com\/products\/desmostylus-tooth-california","provider":"Minute Man Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}