Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: J. Velez-Juarbe and D. P. Domning. 2014. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. IX. Metaxytherium albifontanum, sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):444-464
Belongs to Metaxytherium according to J. Velez-Juarbe and D. P. Domning 2014
See also Albright et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Felsinotherium gunteri, Metaxytherium aquitaniae, Metaxytherium arctodites, Metaxytherium beaumontii, Metaxytherium crataegense, Metaxytherium floridanum, Metaxytherium krahuletzi, Metaxytherium lovisati, Metaxytherium medium, Metaxytherium meyeri, Metaxytherium riveroi, Metaxytherium serresii, Metaxytherium subapenninum
Type specimen: UF 49051, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is White Springs 1A, marine, which is in a Chattian marine dolomite in the Parachucla Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Florida, South Carolina collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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