Desmostylian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Desmostylian is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the Desmostylia, an extinct order of marine mammals.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the Desmostylia, an extinct order of marine mammals.
More Meanings
- Any member of the Desmostylia.
Example Sentences
Herbivores have been the largest bottom-dwelling marine animals since at least the Late Oligocene, with the evolution of desmostylians and the Early Pliocene replacement by large sirenians, and perhaps since the Late Cretaceous if some sea turtles were herbivorous at that time.
Word Forms
- desmostylians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deuterostomian, teleodesmacean, dysostotic, desmosomal, desomosomal, desmosomic.
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