Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: M. Voss and O. Hampe. 2017. Evidence for two sympatric sirenian species (Mammalia, Tethytheria) in the early Oligocene of Central Europe. Journal of Paleontology 91(2):337-367
Parent taxon: Dugongidae according to M. Voss and O. Hampe 2017
Sister taxa: Anisosiren, Caribosiren, Dugonginae, Eotheroides, Halitheriinae, Halitherium, Halitherium alleni, Halitherium antillense, Halitherium taulannense, Hydrodamalinae, Indosiren, Lentiarenium, Miodugong, Nanosiren, Paralitherium, Priscosiren, Prohalicore, Rytiodinae, Sirenavus, Trachytherium
Subtaxa: Kaupitherium bronni Kaupitherium gruelli
Type: Kaupitherium gruelli
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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