''Sirenavus'' was an early
sea cow
The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...
from the
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...
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 of 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 mammals to have become com ...
References
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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