Prosiren

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Prosiren
Temporal range: Cretaceous, 112.6–99.6  Ma [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: Prosirenidae
Estes, 1969
Genus: Prosiren
Goin  [ fr ] & Auffenberg, 1958
Type species
Prosiren elinorae
Goin & Auffenberg, 1958

Prosiren is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian in the family Prosirenidae. It was originally placed in the family Sirenidae. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "†Prosiren Goin and Auffenberg 1958". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.