Desmostylus hesperus titanis serrated teeth used to tear

serrated teeth used to tear the flesh of its prey

Its combination of colossal size

which features a prominent crest and dense

Its teeth were:

well equipped with pointed defenses

Desmostylus hesperus titanis serrated teeth used to tearDesmostylus hesperus was a semi aquatic marine mammal from the Miocene belonging to Desmostylia, an extinct order of mammals known exclusively from the North Pacific. Unlike sirenians, pinnipeds or cetaceans, desmostylians represented a distinct evolutionary lineage that has completely disappeared. They have traditionally been associated with Tethytheria, the broader evolutionary group that includes sirenians and proboscideans. The generic name means