Protosirenidae

Protosirenidae
Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Late Eocene
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.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Zouhri, S.; Zalmout, I. S.; Gingerich, P. D. (2022). "New protosirenid (Mammalia, Sirenia) in the late Eocene sea cow assemblage of southwestern Morocco". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 189 104516. Bibcode:2022JAfES.18904516Z. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104516. S2CID 247421975.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "Fossilworks: Protosirenidae".
  4. ↑ Berta, Annalisa; Sumich, James; Kovacs, Kit (2005). Sirenian and Other Marine Mammals: Evolution and Systematics (PDF) (2nd ed.). Elsevier Science. pp. 89–110. ISBN 9780120885527. Retrieved 15 July 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)