The Steller's Sea Cow was hunted to extinction in the 18th century, only 30 years after its discovery. Its range eventually whittled down to an isolated population on the Commander Islands by 1741 when it was first discovered by Georg Wilhelm Steller.
We should probably say, "was"; humans killed them all within about twenty years of their discovery, one of the most rapid extinctions in history. They were the size of whales, as much as ten meters long.
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The stellers sea cow got its name becasue the discoverer of this creature was called Georg Steller.
The stellers sea cow got its name becasue the discoverer of this creature was called Georg Steller.
Steller's Sea Cow gets its name from Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746) who was a German naturalist. The surname Steller is from a German nickname for a calm individual, a variant of Still.
The Steller's Sea Cow became extinct because of humans hunting these sea cows. Sea Cows are extinct everywhere. Before they were extinct they inhabited the northern Pacific Ocean around Alaska.
Allsirenians are and were vegetarians. The Steller's Sea Cow falls under the category of Sirenia and therefore, they were, before they were hunted to extinction, vegetarians.
Adaptations of the Stellar sea cow include its large size and thick hide to provide insulation in the cool water. This allowed the Stellar sea cow to survive.
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Ammonites, Basilosaurus, Caphalaspis, Liopleurodon, Steller's Sea Cow, Great Auk, Archelon, Cymbospondylus, Dunkleosteus and Megalodon. These are just a few.