Italosiren Explained

Italosiren is an extinct genus of early dugong from the Early Miocene (Aquitanian) Libano Formation in northern Italy.

Classification

It was originally classified as a species of Halitherium, H. bellunense, but was eventually recognized as closer to the dugong than to Halitherium schinzii, necessitating erection of the new generic name Italosiren.[1] [2] [3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. De Zigno, A. 1875. Sirenii fossil itrovati nel Veneto. Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettre ed Arti 18: 427–456.
  2. Domning. D. P.. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean Region. II. Dioplotherium manigaulti Cope, 1883. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 1989. 9. 4. 415–428. 10.1080/02724634.1989.10011774. 1989JVPal...9..415D .
  3. Domning. D. P.. Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 1996. 80. 80. 1–611. 10.5479/si.00810266.80.1.
  4. Voss. M.. Sorbi. S.. Domning. D.. Morphological and systematic re-assessment of the late Oligocene "Halitherium" bellunense reveals a new crown group genus of Sirenia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 2017. 62. 1. 163–172. 10.4202/app.00287.2016. free.

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