Desmostylus hesperus, teeth in matrix Protoceratops which were fused to the

which were fused to the last few tail vertebrae

fat storage areas

The Haarlem Specimen (TM 6428/29

The telson was a stinger which was probably capable of secreting poisons

Desmostylus hesperus, teeth in matrix Protoceratops which were fused to theDesmostylus is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammal of the family Desmostylidae living during the Late Oligocene through the Late Miocene (28. 4 mya7. 250 mya) for a s pan of approximately 21. 2 million years. Desmostylus was a large, hippopotamus like creature of about 1. 8 meters (6 feet) long which weighed about 200 kilograms (440 pounds). It had a short tail and powerful legs with four hooves. Both the creature's jaws were elongated and sported