Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Manatee | |
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Similar Manatee, Halitherium, Dugongidae, Rytiodus, Eotheroides | ||
Metaxytherium is an extinct genus of dugong that lived from the Miocene to the Pleistocene. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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Paleobiology
Metaxytherium lived in coastal waters and inland waterways, and there is evidence that they were preyed on by sharks.
Species
There are eight species of Metaxytherium recognized as valid: M. albifontanum, M. arctodites, M. crataegense, M. floridanum, M. krahuletzi, M. medium, M. serresii, and M. subapenninum.
The genus Thalattosiren Sickenberg 1928 was once thought to be distinct from Metaxytherium, but is now considered a junior synonym of M. medium.
References
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