Kingdom Animalia Family †Prorastomidae Phylum Chordata Order Sea cows | Class Mammalia Scientific name Prorastomus sirenoides Rank Species | |
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Genus †Prorastomus
Owen, 1855 Similar Sea cows, Pezosiren, Prorastomidae, Eotheroides, Eosiren | ||
Prorastomus sirenoides is an extinct species of primitive sirenian that lived during the Eocene Epoch 40 million years ago in Jamaica.
Description
While modern sirenians are fully aquatic, the 1.5 metres (5 ft) Prorastomus was predominantly terrestrial, judging from the structure of its skull. Judging from its crown-shaped molars and the shape of its snout, it fed on soft plants.
References
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