Kingdom Animalia Order Sirenia Subfamily Miosireninae Rank Genus | Class Mammalia Family Trichechidae Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Rytiodus, Eosiren, Prorastomidae, Prorastomus, Prototherium | ||
Miosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Early Miocene of southeastern England (Suffolk) and Antwerp, Belgium.
Two species are recognized, M. canhami and M. kocki.
Phylogeny
A 2014 cladistic analysis of extinct sirenians recovered Miosiren as a close relative of Anomotherium in a separate subfamily within Trichechidae, Miosireninae.
References
Miosiren Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA