†Potamosiren magdalenensis Savage 1951 (manatee)

Mammalia - Sirenia - Trichechidae

Alternative combination: Ribodon magdalenensis

Synonyms: Felsinotherium ortegense Kellogg 1966 [objective synonym], Metaxytherium ortegense Kellogg 1966

Full reference: D. E. Savage. 1951. Report on Fossil Vertebrates from the Upper Magdalena Valley, Colombia. Science 114(2955):186-187

Belongs to Potamosiren according to M. Voss 2014

See also Cozzuol 1996, Domning 1982, Domning 1994, Domning 1996, Fondi and Pacini 1974, Kellogg 1966, Reinhart 1951 and Suarez et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Potamosiren magdalenensis: UCMP 39471, a mandible
  • Felsinotherium ortegense:
  • Metaxytherium ortegense: USNM 10870, a maxilla. Its type locality is Ortega, which is in a Laventan marine mudstone in Colombia.

Ecology: aquatic herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Colombia (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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