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Cornwallius
Cornwallius is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal of the family Desmostylidae. Cornwallius lived along the North American Pacific Coast from the Early Oligocene (Chattian) into the Early Miocene (28.4 mya—20.6 Mya) and existing for approximately . The type locality is the Chattian Sooke Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ( , paleocoordinates ). Cornwallius was named by . Its type is Desmostylus sookensis, named by and recombined to Cornwallius sookensis by . Fossils have been discovered from Baja California Peninsula, Oregon and Washington coasts, and Unalaska Island.
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Cornwallius is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal of the family Desmostylidae. Cornwallius lived along the North American Pacific Coast from the Early Oligocene (Chattian) into the Early Miocene (28.4 mya—20.6 Mya) and existing for approximately . The type locality is the Chattian Sooke Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ( , paleocoordinates ). Cornwallius was named by . Its type is Desmostylus sookensis, named by and recombined to Cornwallius sookensis by . Fossils have been discovered from Baja California Peninsula, Oregon and Washington coasts, and Unalaska Island.
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