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Kutchisiren

Osteichthyes - Sirenia - Dugongidae

Taxonomy

Sister genera
Kotadasiren

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Kotadasiren Das and Basu p. 5
2010Kutchisiren Bajpai et al. p. 42
2017Kutchisiren Berta p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderSirenia()
familyDugongidae
subfamilyDugonginae
genusKutchisiren

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Kutchisiren Bajpai et al. 2010
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Kutchisiren cylindrica Bajpai et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Kotadasiren gracillis Das and Basu 1994 [replaced]
Invalid names: Kotadasiren Das and Basu 1994 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Bajpai et al. 2010Dugongine sirenian that differs from the
closely related, approximately contemporary, and possibly
sympatric form Bharatisiren kachchhensis in having a
cylindrical-appearing braincase with rounded dorsolateral
margins that slope away from the temporal crests; temporal
crests that are set close to the midline and even touching,
rather than set widely apart at the edges of the skull roof;
frontals that broaden less in an anterior direction; a supra -
orbital process whose lateral margin is convex in dorsal
view, without an indentation [c. 44(0)], and whose dorsal
surface is convex; a rostral deflection approximately twice
as great; and a premaxillary symphysis forming a prominent
boss [c. 10(1)]. Kutchisiren cylindrica differs from the
earlier species Bharatisiren indica in having a concave and
sloping frontal roof [c. 42(1)]; an unindented supraorbital
process [c. 44(0)]; a supraoccipital that is not narrowed
ventrally [c. 64(1)]; and a lozenge-shaped cross section
of the tusk [c. 141 (2)].
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Domning 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98India (Gujarat) K. cylindrica (97632)