Pezosiren

Pezosiren portelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Sirenia

Familia: †Prorastomidae
Genus: †Pezosiren
Species: †P. portelli

Name

Pezosiren Domning, 2001: 625

Type species: Pezosiren portelli

Etymology: "Greek pezos (on foot, walking) and Seiren (Latin Siren, f., siren)" [Domming, 2001: 625]

References

Primary references

• Domning, D.P. 2001. The earliest known fully quadrupedal sirenian. Nature 413: 625–627. DOI: 10.1038/35098072 ResearchGate Reference page.