Sirenavus was an early sea cow from the Eocene of Hungary (Eger-Kis-Eged, Felsogalla, Felsotarkany and Urom).

Sirenavus
Temporal range: Lutetian-Priabonian
~48.6–34 Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Sirenavus
Kretzoi, 1941
Species
  • S. hungaricus Kretzoi, 1941 (type)

Location

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Fossils of Sirenavus are known from the Eocene deposits in Hungary.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ M. Kretzoi. 1941. Sirenavus hungaricus N. G. N. Sp., ein Neuer Prorastomide aus dem Mitteleozan (Lutetium) von Felsogallia in Ungarn. Annales Musei Nationalis Hungaricic Pars Mineralogica, Geologica et Palaeontologica 34:146-156.
  2. ^ L. Kordos. 2002. Eocene sea cows (Sirenia, Mammalia) from Hungary. Fragmenta Palaeontologica Hungarica 20:43-48