Kronokotherium
| Kronokotherium Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Desmostylia |
| Family: | †Desmostylidae |
| Genus: | †Kronokotherium Pronina 1957 |
| Type species | |
| †Kronokotherium brevimaxillare Pronina 1957 | |
Kronokotherium is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal of the family Desmostylidae in the order Desmostylia.
Its type locality is Raktinskaya, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (55.0°N 161.6°E, paleocoordinates 55.7°N 163.0°E).
Kronokotherium was made a separate genus because the specimen differs from Desmostylus in the arrangement of the major molar cusps and its smaller size, but it has been synonymized with Desmostylus by most authors.
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