Protosirenidae
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| Protosirenidae Temporal range:
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| File:Protosiren remains.png | |
| The skeleton of Protosiren | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Sirenia |
| Family: | †Protosirenidae Sickenberg, 1934 |
| Genera | |
Protosirenidae is an extinct primitive family of the order Sirenia.[1][2]
Protosirenids are thought to have been amphibious quadrupeds, meaning that they spent their time both on land and in the water and had four legs.[3]
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ D. P. Domning, G. J. Heal, and S. Sorbi. 2017. Libysiren sickenbergi, gen. et sp. nov.: a new sirenian (Mammalia, Protosirenidae) from the middle Eocene of Libya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(2):e1299158
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External links
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