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Eosiren
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Eosiren

Abel, 1913
Species
  • E. abeli
  • E. imenti
  • E. libyca
  • E. stromeri

Eosiren is an extinct genus of sea cow that lived during the late Eocene.[1]

Skull of E. libyca
E. libyca and an extant manatee by Charles R. Knight

References

  1. ^ Andrews, C. W. (1902). "II.—Preliminary Note on some Recently Discovered Extinct Vertebrates from Egypt. (Part III.)" (PDF). Geological Magazine. 9 (7): 291. doi:10.1017/S0016756800181178.