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Bharatisiren

Osteichthyes - Sirenia - Dugongidae

Taxonomy

Species
B. indica (type species), B. kachchhensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Bharatisiren Bajpai and Domning p. 219
1997Bharatisiren Domning p. 398
2002Bharatisiren Sepkoski
2006Bharatisiren Bajpai et al. p. 405
2017Bharatisiren Berta p. 170
2018Bharatisiren Domning p. 857 figs. Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderSirenia()
familyDugongidae
subfamilyDugonginae
genusBharatisiren

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bharatisiren Bajpai and Domning 1997
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Bharatisiren indica Bajpai et al. 2006
Bharatisiren kachchhensis Bajpai et al. 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Domning 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Aquitanian or 27.30000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04India (Gujarat) B. indica (51585)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45India (Kachchh) B. kachchhensis (58979)