Paralitherium
Sea cow found in Hungary
Paralitherium Temporal range: Priabonian ~37–34 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Sirenia |
Family: | Dugongidae |
Genus: | †Paralitherium Kordos, 1977 |
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Paralitherium was an early sea cow from the late Eocene of Hungary (Felsotarkany).
Etymology
The species name tarkanyense honors Felsotarkany, Hungary, where the type specimen was collected.[1]
See also
References
- ^ L. Kordos. 1977. Uj felsoeocen szirena (Paralitherium tarkanyense) n.g. n.sp. Felsotarkanybol. Relationes Annuae Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 1975:349-367.
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Sirenian genera
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Superorder: Afrotheria
- Clade: Paenungulata
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†Protosirenidae |
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Trichechidae |
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Dugongidae |
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