Paralitherium was an early sea cow from the late Eocene of Hungary (Felsotarkany).

Paralitherium
Temporal range: Priabonian
~37–34 Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Paralitherium
Kordos, 1977
Species
  • P. tarkanyense Kordos, 1977 (type)

Etymology

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The species name tarkanyense honors Felsotarkany, Hungary, where the type specimen was collected.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ L. Kordos. 1977. Uj felsoeocen szirena (Paralitherium tarkanyense) n.g. n.sp. Felsotarkanybol. Relationes Annuae Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 1975:349-367.