Paralitherium
Paralitherium was an early sea cow from the late Eocene of Hungary (Felsotarkany).
| Paralitherium Temporal range: Priabonian ~ | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Sirenia |
| Family: | Dugongidae |
| Genus: | †Paralitherium Kordos, 1977 |
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Etymology
The species name tarkanyense honors Felsotarkany, Hungary, where the type specimen was collected.[1]
See also
References
- L. Kordos. 1977. Uj felsoeocen szirena (Paralitherium tarkanyense) n.g. n.sp. Felsotarkanybol. Relationes Annuae Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 1975:349-367.
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