''Sirenavus'' was an early
sea cow from the
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
of Hungary (
Eger-Kis-Eged,
Felsogalla,
Felsotarkany and
Urom).
Location
Fossils of ''Sirenavus'' are known from the Eocene deposits in Hungary.
[L. Kordos. 2002. Eocene sea cows (Sirenia, Mammalia) from Hungary. Fragmenta Palaeontologica Hungarica 20:43-48]
See also
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Evolution of sirenians
Sirenia is the order (biology), order of Eutheria, placental mammals which comprises modern "sea cows" (manatees and the Dugong) and their extinct relatives. They are the only extant herbivorous marine mammals and the only group of herbivorous ...
References
Dugongidae
Eocene sirenians
Lutetian life
Bartonian life
Priabonian life
Eocene mammals of Europe
Fossils of Hungary
Fossil taxa described in 1941
Prehistoric placental genera
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