Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: J. Velez-Juarbe and D. P. Domning. 2014. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region: X. Priscosiren atlantica, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(4):951-964
Parent taxon: Dugongidae according to M. Voss and O. Hampe 2017
See also Velez-Juarbe and Domning 2014
Sister taxa: Anisosiren, Caribosiren, Dugonginae, Eotheroides, Halitheriinae, Halitherium, Halitherium alleni, Halitherium antillense, Halitherium taulannense, Hydrodamalinae, Indosiren, Kaupitherium, Lentiarenium, Miodugong, Nanosiren, Paralitherium, Prohalicore, Rytiodinae, Sirenavus, Trachytherium
Subtaxa: Priscosiren atlantica
Type: Priscosiren atlantica
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1 collection), United States (1: South Carolina)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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