Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Alternative combinations: Halitherium christoli, Halitherium christolii, Manatus christolii, Metaxytherium christolii
Synonyms: Halitherium abeli Spillman 1959, Halitherium pergense Toula 1899, Metaxitherium pergense Toula 1899, Metaxytherium pergense Toula 1899
Full reference: L. J. Fitzinger. 1842. Bericht über die in den Sandlagern von Linz aufgefunden fossilen Reste eines urweltlichen Saeugers, (Halitherium Cristolii). Bericht über das Museum Francisco-Carolinum. Linz 6:61-72
Belongs to Lentiarenium according to M. Voss et al. 2016
See also Abel 1904, Domning 1994, Domning 1996, Spillman 1959, Spillman 1973, Trouessart 1904, Voss 2007, Voss 2014 and Zittel 1925
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Lentiarenium christolii: Its type locality is Linz, which is in a Chattian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Linzer Sanden Formation of Austria
- Halitherium abeli: 257/1939, a mandible. Its type locality is Linz, which is in a Chattian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Linzer Sanden Formation of Austria.
- Metaxytherium pergense: Its type locality is Perg, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in Austria.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Austria (4)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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