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Prorastomidae Cope, 1889 † 
AphiaID: 450778

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Sirenia (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Sirenia
Source  basis of record: Domning, Daryl P. 1996. Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Number 80. , available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/Paleobiology/sc_RecordSingle.cfm?filename=SCtP-0080 [details] [full text]

Fossil range fossil only
Image 
Prorastomus, artist rendition based on skeletal morphology
Prorastomus, artist rendition based on skeletal morphology
added on 2010-02-13 - author: Self-Sullivan, Caryn
qualitystatus: checked by Self-Sullivan, Caryn on 2010-02-13 13:45:49
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:450778
Taxonomic
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2010-02-05 17:38:18Z  created  Self-Sullivan, Caryn
  
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  Citation: Self-Sullivan, C. (2013). Prorastomidae Cope, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450778 on 2013-05-22
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