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Prorastomus sirenoides is an
extinct species of
primitive sirenian that
lived during the
Eocene Epoch 40
million years ago in Jamaica. The
generic name...
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convergently akin to hippopotamuses.
Prorastomus The
genus Prorastomus is also
represented by only one
known species.
Prorastomus sirenoides lived in
modern day...
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smithae †Family Prorastomidae:
Genus †Pezosiren †P.
portelli Genus †
Prorastomus †P.
sirenoides Distribution The warm
shallow waters of the
equator have...
- waters, they were able to
spread rapidly. The most
primitive sirenian, †
Prorastomus, was
found in Jamaica,
unlike other marine mammals which originated from...
- were able to
spread rapidly. The most
primitive sirenian known to date,
Prorastomus, was
found in Jamaica, not the Old World;
however more
recently the contemporary...
- †Eosiren †Eotheroides †Prototherium †Sobrarbesiren †Prorastomidae
Pezosiren Prorastomus †Protosirenidae
Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren Trichechidae Dugongidae...
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Illustration of
Prorastomus, a
sirenian from the Eocene...
- †Eosiren †Eotheroides †Prototherium †Sobrarbesiren †Prorastomidae
Pezosiren Prorastomus †Protosirenidae
Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren Trichechidae Dugongidae...
- †Eosiren †Eotheroides †Prototherium †Sobrarbesiren †Prorastomidae
Pezosiren Prorastomus †Protosirenidae
Ashokia Libysiren Protosiren Trichechidae Dugongidae...
- a mode
similar to otters.
Paleontology portal Evolution of
sirenians Prorastomus Díaz-Berenguer E,
Badiola A, Moreno-Azanza M &
Canudo J.I., 2018, "First...
