Anomotherium is an extinct genus of manatee that lived in the shallow seas of what is now northern Germany.[1] Its closest relative is Miosiren.[2] Fossils of the genus have been found in the Bohlen and Doberg Formations of Germany.
^Voss, M. (2014). "On the invalidity of Halitherium schinzii Kaup, 1838 (Mammalia, Sirenia), with comments on systematic consequences". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 90 (1): 87–93. doi:10.3897/zse.90.7421.
^Diedrich, C (2008). "The food of the miosiren Anomotherium langenwieschei (Siegfried)—Indirect proof of seaweed or seagrass by xenomorphic oyster fixation structures in the Upper Oligocene (Neogene) of the Doberg, Bünde (NW Germany) and comparisons to modern Dugong dugon (Müller) feeding strategies". Senckenbergiana Maritima. 38: 59–73. doi:10.1007/BF03043869. S2CID 19048108.
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anomotherium, extinct, genus, manatee, that, lived, shallow, seas, what, northern, germany, closest, relative, miosiren, fossils, genus, have, been, found, bohlen, doberg, formations, germany, temporal, range, oligocene, preꞒ, scientific, classification, domai. Anomotherium is an extinct genus of manatee that lived in the shallow seas of what is now northern Germany 1 Its closest relative is Miosiren 2 Fossils of the genus have been found in the Bohlen and Doberg Formations of Germany AnomotheriumTemporal range Oligocene 34 23 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Family Trichechidae Subfamily Miosireninae Genus AnomotheriumSiegfried 1965 Species Anomotherium langewieschei Siegfried 1965 type Ecology editLike extant sirenians Anomotherium was probably capable of feeding upon seagrasses brown algae and mollusks on the shallow seabead 3 See also editEvolution of sireniansReferences edit Fossilworks Anomotherium Voss M 2014 On the invalidity of Halitherium schinzii Kaup 1838 Mammalia Sirenia with comments on systematic consequences Zoosystematics and Evolution 90 1 87 93 doi 10 3897 zse 90 7421 Diedrich C 2008 The food of the miosiren Anomotherium langenwieschei Siegfried Indirect proof of seaweed or seagrass by xenomorphic oyster fixation structures in the Upper Oligocene Neogene of the Doberg Bunde NW Germany and comparisons to modern Dugong dugon Muller feeding strategies Senckenbergiana Maritima 38 59 73 doi 10 1007 BF03043869 S2CID 19048108 nbsp This article about prehistoric Afrotheria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anomotherium amp oldid 1192139591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
