Ounalashkastylus is an extinct genus of desmostylian that lived in Alaska during the Miocene epoch. It is known from a single species, Ounalashkastylus tomidai.[1]

Ounalashkastylus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Desmostylia
Family: Desmostylidae
Genus: Ounalashkastylus
Chiba et. al., 2016
Species:
O. tomidai
Binomial name
Ounalashkastylus tomidai
Chiba et. al., 2016

References

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  1. ^ Chiba, Kentaro; Fiorillo, Anthony R.; Jacobs, Louis L.; Kimura, Yuri; Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu; Kohno, Naoki; Nishida, Yosuke; Polcyn, Michael J.; Tanaka, Kohei (17 February 2016). "A new desmostylian mammal from Unalaska (USA) and the robust Sanjussen jaw from Hokkaido (Japan), with comments on feeding in derived desmostylids". Historical Biology. 28 (1–2): 289–303. doi:10.1080/08912963.2015.1046718. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.