Norosiren

Norosiren; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Sirenia
Family:	Dugongidae
Genus:	† Norosiren
Species:	†N. zazavavindrano
Binomial name
	†Norosiren zazavavindrano; Samonds et. al., 2019

Last updated October 01, 2025

Norosiren is an extinct genus of sirenian that inhabited Madagascar during the Miocene epoch. It contains a single species, N. zazavavindrano.^[1]

References

↑ Samonds, Karen E.; Ernat, Rebekah A.; Andrianavalona, Tsiory; Domning, Daryl P. (2 January 2019). "New Miocene sirenians from Nosy Makamby, northwestern Madagascar" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 39 (1) e1570223. Bibcode:2019JVPal..39E0223S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1570223. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 5 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Samonds, Karen E.; Ernat, Rebekah A.; Andrianavalona, Tsiory; Domning, Daryl P. (2 January 2019). "New Miocene sirenians from Nosy Makamby, northwestern Madagascar" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 39 (1) e1570223. Bibcode:2019JVPal..39E0223S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1570223. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 5 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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