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Desmostylia, an Uncommon card
Desmostylia is an extinct order of aquatic mammals native to the North Pacific from the Early Oligocene to the Late Miocene from 33.9 to 7.2 or 5.3 Ma.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 29,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Desmostylia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Desmostylia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Desmostylians are the only known extinct order of ______ mammals.
Answer
marine. Desmostylians are the only known extinct order of marine mammals. From the Desmostylia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lachin corridor. Lachin corridor 74 · Desmostylia 70 · Centriole 66 · Broch of Mousa 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- However, phylogenetic models suggests the order first appeared during Middle Eocene between 47 and 39 Ma.
- Desmostylians are the only known extinct order of marine mammals.
- Their taxonomic placement within Placentalia is subject to considerable debate.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Desmostylia article was read about 29,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Desmostylia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Desmostylia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sandy__R from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
