Protosirenidae

Protosirenidae Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
The skeleton of Protosiren
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Sirenia
Family:	†Protosirenidae Sickenberg, 1934
Genera
Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren

Protosirenidae is an extinct primitive family of the order Sirenia.^[1][2]

Protosirenids are thought to have been amphibious quadrupeds, meaning that they spent their time both on land and in the water and had four legs.^[3]

See also

• Dugongidae
• Evolution of sirenians
• Manatee

References

External links

• Protosiren at The Paleobiology Database.

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Sirenian genera

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Superorder: Afrotheria
• Clade: Paenungulata

Sirenia

†Eosiren †Eotheroides †Prototherium †Sobrarbesiren
†Prorastomidae	Pezosiren Prorastomus
†Protosirenidae	Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren
Trichechidae	†Miosireninae Anomotherium Miosiren Trichechinae †Potamosiren †Ribodon Trichechus
Dugongidae	†Anisosiren †Caribosiren †Halitherium †Indosiren †Lentiarenium †Kaupitherium †Metaxytherium †Paralitherium †Priscosiren †Prohalicore †Stegosiren †Sirenavus †Hydrodamalinae Dusisiren Hydrodamalis Dugonginae †Bharatisiren †Callistosiren †Crenatosiren †Corystosiren †Culebratherium †Dioplotherium †Domningia Dugong †Italosiren †Kutchisiren †Nanosiren †Norosiren †Rytiodus †Xenosiren

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