Sespia ("of Sespe Creek") is an extinct genus of oreodont endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Oligocene 26.3—24.8 mya, existing for approximately . Sespia was cat to goat-sized and desert-dwelling. The genus was closely related to the larger Leptauchenia.
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Sespia ("of Sespe Creek") is an extinct genus of oreodont endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Oligocene 26.3—24.8 mya, existing for approximately . Sespia was cat to goat-sized and desert-dwelling. The genus was closely related to the larger Leptauchenia.
thumb|left|Restoration of S. nitida as a semi-aquatic animal, 1913
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