Protosiren smithae Domning and Gingerich 1994 (sirenian)

Mammalia - Sirenia - Protosirenidae

Full reference: D. P. Domning and P. D. Gingerich. 1994. Protosiren smithae, new species (Mammalia, Sirenia), from the Late Middle Eocene of Wadi Hitan, Egypt. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 29(3):69-87

Belongs to Protosiren according to M. T. Clementz et al. 2006

See also Domning and Gingerich 1994

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

Type specimen: CGM 42292, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Wadi Hitan ZV-54, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine shale/sandstone in the Gehannam Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: aquatic herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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