Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Alternative spelling: Metaxitherium
Synonyms: Cheirotherium Bruno 1839, Chirotherium Bruno 1839, Felsinotherium Capellini 1872, Fucotherium Kaup 1840, Furcotherium Kaup 1840, Halianassa, Halysiren Kretzoi 1941, Haplosiren Kretzoi 1951, Hesperosiren Simpson 1932, Pontotherium Kaup 1840, Thalattosiren Sickenberg 1928
Full reference: J. de Christol. 1840. Nouveau genre de Cetace fossile. L'Institute 8th year(352):322-323
Parent taxon: Halitheriinae according to D. P. Domning 1996
See also Abel 1919, Albright et al. 2019, Aranda-Manteca et al. 1994, Bergqvist et al. 1999, Berta 2017, Bianucci and Landini 2003, Bronn 1853, Bruno 1839, Carboni and Kotsakis 1983, Carone and Rizzo 2020, Carroll 1988, Daxner-Hoeck 1971, de Christol 1840, de Muizon and Domning 1985, Domning 1987, Domning 1988, Domning 1994, Domning 2008, Domning 2018, Domning 2018, Domning 1979, Domning and Pervesler 2012, Flores 1895, Gill 1872, Ginsburg and Janvier 1975, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Hay 1930, Heal 1973, Iliopoulos et al. 2022, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1989, Kaup 1840, Kretzoi 1941, Kretzoi 1951, Lydekker 1887, Palmer 1904, Pictet 1853, PIlleri 1988, Pilleri et al. 1989, Reinhart 1959, Reinhart 1976, Sach and Heizmann 2001, Samonds et al. 2019, Sepkoski 2002, Sherman 1952, Simpson 1932, Sorbi et al. 2012, Toledo and Domning 1991, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, Velez-Juarbe et al. 2012, Voss 2014, Voss and Hampe 2017, Woodward 1885 and Zittel 1925
Sister taxa: Eosiren, Pachyspondylus, Prototheriidae, Prototherium, Stegosiren
Subtaxa: Felsinotherium gunteri Metaxytherium albifontanum Metaxytherium aquitaniae Metaxytherium arctodites Metaxytherium beaumontii Metaxytherium crataegense Metaxytherium floridanum Metaxytherium krahuletzi Metaxytherium lovisati Metaxytherium medium Metaxytherium meyeri Metaxytherium riveroi Metaxytherium serresii Metaxytherium subapenninum
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (3 collections), Greece (1), Italy (21), Morocco (1), Spain (4)
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Florida)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Neogene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Austria (34), Brazil (3), Croatia (2), Cuba (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (21), Germany (4), Greece (19), Hungary (1), India (3), Italy (23), Libya (20), Madagascar (1), Malta (4), Mexico (1), Moldova (1), the Netherlands (1), Peru (1), Portugal (3), Slovakia (2), Spain (10), Sri Lanka (1), Switzerland (3), Tunisia (1), Turkey (1), United States (25: California, Florida, Maryland, Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Switzerland (1)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Florida, South Carolina)
Total: 228 collections including 242 occurrences
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