Biology:Priscosiren
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammal
| Priscosiren Temporal range: early Oligocene
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| Genus: | Priscosiren Velez-Juarbe and Domning, 2014
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Priscosiren is an extinct genus of mammal which existed in the west Atlantic and Puerto Rico during the early Oligocene (Chattian).[1]
Description
Priscosiren was diagnosed from other "halitheriine" dugongids by Velez-Juarbe and Domning (2014).[1]
Phylogeny
Priscosiren is recovered by Velez-Juarbe and Domning (2014) as sister to the Metaxytherium + Hydrodamalinae and Dugonginae clades.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q65121987 entry
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