Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Stegosiren : Stegosiren macei |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Stegosiren macei | species | belongs to Stegosiren | stated without evidence | Domning and Beatty, 2019 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Sirenia) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | herbivore (based on Dugongidae) |
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Reproduction | viviparous (based on Sirenia) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. P. Domning and B. L. Beatty. 2019. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XII. Stegosiren macei, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |
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