Ribodon

Ribodon
Temporal range: Tortonian (Mayoan-Huayquerian)
~11.61–7.25 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae
Genus: Ribodon
Species: R. limbatus

Ribodon is an extinct genus of manatee that lived around South America (Entrerriana Formation, Argentina, Solimões Formation, Brazil and Urumaco Formation, Urumaco, Venezuela) during the Tortonian (Mayoan to Huayquerian in the South American land mammal ages). The type species is R. limbatus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2010-01-01.
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