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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Sirenia |
Family: | Trichechidae |
Subfamily: | Trichechinae |
Genus: | †Potamosiren Reinhart 1951 |
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Potamosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Middle Miocene (Laventan) Honda GroupofColombia.[1]
A 2014 cladistic analysis of extinct sirenians recovers Potamosiren as a close relative of modern manatees.[2]
Sirenian genera
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