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Sirenavus hungaricus

Osteichthyes - Sirenia - Dugongidae

Taxonomy
Sirenavus hungaricus was named by Kretzoi (1941) [specimen number not listed in Kretzoi (1941)]. Its type specimen is Hung. Nat. Hist. Mus. Geol.-Pal. Dept. no. P. V. 1, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Felsogalla, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Hungary. It is the type species of Sirenavus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Sirenavus hungaricus Kretzoi
1996Sirenavus hungaricus Domning p. 393

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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
genusSirenavus
specieshungaricus

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.

Sirenavus hungaricus Kretzoi 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Domning 1979

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Hungary Sirenavus hungaricus (type locality: 49887)