| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Relationships |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | Map | Age range and collections |
Desmostylus
Taxonomy
Desmostylus was named by Marsh (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi-u].
It was assigned to Sirenia by Marsh (1888); to Halicoridae by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); to Halitheriidae by Hay (1902) and Palmer (1904); to Desmostyliformes by Hay (1923); to Sirenia by Zittel (1925); to Desmostylia by Domning et al. (1986), Domning (1996), Sepkoski (2002) and Domning (2008); and to Desmostylidae by Hay (1915), Hay (1930), Simpson (1932), Kretzoi (1941), Reinhart (1959), Shikama (1966), Dubrovo and Sinel'nikova (1971), Carroll (1988), Inuzuka et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Inuzuka (2000), Barnes and Goedert (2001) and Beatty (2009).
It was assigned to Sirenia by Marsh (1888); to Halicoridae by Trouessart (1898) and Trouessart (1904); to Halitheriidae by Hay (1902) and Palmer (1904); to Desmostyliformes by Hay (1923); to Sirenia by Zittel (1925); to Desmostylia by Domning et al. (1986), Domning (1996), Sepkoski (2002) and Domning (2008); and to Desmostylidae by Hay (1915), Hay (1930), Simpson (1932), Kretzoi (1941), Reinhart (1959), Shikama (1966), Dubrovo and Sinel'nikova (1971), Carroll (1988), Inuzuka et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Inuzuka (2000), Barnes and Goedert (2001) and Beatty (2009).
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Desmostylus Marsh pp. 94-96 |
| 1898 | Desmostylus Trouessart p. 1006 |
| 1902 | Desmostylus Hay p. 583 |
| 1904 | Desmostylus Palmer p. 224 |
| 1904 | Desmostylus Trouessart p. 751 |
| 1915 | Desmostylus Hay p. 385 |
| 1923 | Desmostylus Hay p. 109 |
| 1925 | Desmostylus Zittel p. 265 |
| 1930 | Desmostylus Hay p. 654 |
| 1932 | Desmostylus Simpson p. 425 |
| 1937 | Desmostylella Nagao |
| 1941 | Desmostylus Kretzoi p. 155 |
| 1959 | Desmostylus Reinhart p. 65 |
| 1966 | Desmostylus Shikama p. 157 |
| 1971 | Desmostylus Dubrovo and Sinel'nikova p. 671 |
| 1986 | Desmostylus Domning et al. p. 36 figs. Fig. 22 |
| 1988 | Desmostylus Carroll |
| 1995 | Desmostylus Inuzuka et al. p. 524 |
| 1996 | Desmostylus Domning p. 394 |
| 1997 | Desmostylus McKenna and Bell p. 375 |
| 2000 | Desmostylus Inuzuka p. 93 |
| 2001 | Desmostylus Barnes and Goedert p. 18 |
| 2002 | Desmostylus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Desmostylus Domning p. 642 |
| 2009 | Desmostylus Beatty |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data