Pezosiren

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
endemic species
gptkbp:describedBy Daryl P. Domning
gptkbp:describedYear 2001
gptkbp:diet herbivorous
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Dugongidae
gptkbp:fossilRange Early Eocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pezosiren
gptkbp:namedAfter Paul Portell
gptkbp:notableFor transitional form between terrestrial and aquatic sirenians
earliest known quadrupedal sirenian
gptkbp:numberOfLegs four functional limbs
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sirenia
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies Pezosiren portelli
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prorastomidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6