Priscosiren

Priscosiren is an extinct genus of mammal which existed in the west Atlantic and Puerto Rico during the early Oligocene (Chattian).^[1]

Description

Priscosiren was diagnosed from other "halitheriine" dugongids by Velez-Juarbe and Domning (2014).^[1]

Phylogeny

Priscosiren is recovered by Velez-Juarbe and Domning (2014) as sister to the Metaxytherium + Hydrodamalinae and Dugonginae clades.^[1]

References

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Sirenian genera

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Superorder: Afrotheria
• Clade: Paenungulata

Sirenia

†Eosiren †Eotheroides †Prototherium †Sobrarbesiren
†Prorastomidae	Pezosiren Prorastomus
†Protosirenidae	Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren
Trichechidae	†Miosireninae Anomotherium Miosiren Trichechinae †Potamosiren †Ribodon Trichechus
Dugongidae	†Anisosiren †Caribosiren †Halitherium †Indosiren †Lentiarenium †Kaupitherium †Metaxytherium †Paralitherium †Priscosiren †Prohalicore †Stegosiren †Sirenavus †Hydrodamalinae Dusisiren Hydrodamalis Dugonginae †Bharatisiren †Callistosiren †Crenatosiren †Corystosiren †Culebratherium †Dioplotherium †Domningia Dugong †Italosiren †Kutchisiren †Nanosiren †Norosiren †Rytiodus †Xenosiren

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