Potamosiren Explained

Potamosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Middle Miocene (Laventan) Honda Group of Colombia.^[1]

Phylogeny

A 2014 cladistic analysis of extinct sirenians recovers Potamosiren as a close relative of modern manatees.^[2]

See also

• Evolution of sirenians

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=36893 Potamosiren
2. M. Voss. 2014. On the invalidity of Halitherium schinzii Kaup, 1838 (Mammalia, Sirenia), with comments on systematic consequences. Zoosystematics and Evolution 90(1):87-93