Dakhlasiren Zouhri et al. 2022 (sirenian)

Mammalia - Sirenia - Protosirenidae

Full reference: S. Zouhri, I. S. Zalmout, and P. D. Gingerich. 2022. New protosirenid (Mammalia, Sirenia) in the late Eocene sea cow assemblage of southwestern Morocco. Journal of African Earth Sciences 189(104516)

Parent taxon: Protosirenidae according to S. Zouhri et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Ashokia, Kilgai, Libysiren, Protosiren

Subtaxa: Dakhlasiren marocensis

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Type: Dakhlasiren marocensis

Ecology: aquatic herbivore

Distribution: found only at El Argoub, south B2 (Eocene of Western Sahara)

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