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Protosiren
Taxonomy
Protosiren was named by Abel (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-m-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1009]. Its type is Protosiren fraasi.
It was assigned to Miosireninae by Abel (1919); to Sirenia by Zittel (1925); to Halitheriidae by Kretzoi (1941); to Protosireninae by Reinhart (1959); to Sirenia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protosirenidae by Heal (1973), Domning (1978), Carroll (1988), Domning (1994), Gingerich et al. (1995), Domning (1996), Bajpai et al. (2006) and Domning (2008).
It was assigned to Miosireninae by Abel (1919); to Sirenia by Zittel (1925); to Halitheriidae by Kretzoi (1941); to Protosireninae by Reinhart (1959); to Sirenia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protosirenidae by Heal (1973), Domning (1978), Carroll (1988), Domning (1994), Gingerich et al. (1995), Domning (1996), Bajpai et al. (2006) and Domning (2008).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Protosiren Abel p. 214 |
| 1919 | Protosiren Abel p. 835 |
| 1925 | Protosiren Zittel p. 265 |
| 1941 | Protosiren Kretzoi p. 154 |
| 1959 | Protosiren Reinhart p. 6 |
| 1973 | Protosiren Heal p. 20 |
| 1978 | Protosiren Domning |
| 1988 | Protosiren Carroll |
| 1994 | Protosiren Domning p. 189 |
| 1995 | Protosiren Gingerich et al. |
| 1996 | Protosiren Domning p. 379 |
| 2002 | Protosiren Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Protosiren Bajpai et al. p. 400 |
| 2008 | Protosiren Domning |
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