Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Prototherium : Prototherium ausetanum |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Prototherium : Prototherium ausetanum |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Prototherium |
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Scientific Name | Prototherium ausetanum Balaguer & Alba, 2016 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Prototherium ausetanum | species | belongs to Prototherium | stated with evidence | Balaguer and Alba, 2016 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene |
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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) | J. Balaguer and D. M. Alba. 2016. A new dugong species (Sirenia, Dugongidae) from the Eocene of Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). Comptes Rendus Palevol |
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