Protosiren sattaensis Gingerich et al. 1995 (sirenian)

Mammalia - Sirenia - Protosirenidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich, M. Arif, M. A. Bhatti, H. A. Raza, and S. M. Raza. 1995. Protosiren and Babiacetus (Mammalia, Sirenia and Cetacea) from the middle Eocene Drazinda Formation, Sulaiman Range, Punjab, Pakistan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 29(12):331-357

Belongs to Protosiren according to P. D. Gingerich et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Protosiren eothene, Protosiren fraasi, Protosiren minima, Protosiren smithae

Type specimen: GSP-UM 3001, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bari Nadi 1, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: aquatic herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Pakistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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