Norosiren

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Norosiren
Temporal range: Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Norosiren
Species:
N. zazavavindrano
Binomial name
Norosiren zazavavindrano
Samonds et. al., 2019

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

References

  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. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1570223. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 5 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.