Miosiren

Miosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Early Miocene of southeastern England (Suffolk) and Antwerp, Belgium.^[1]

M. canhami fossils

Miosiren Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Miosiren kocki skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Sirenia
Family:	Trichechidae
Subfamily:	†Miosireninae
Genus:	†Miosiren Dollo, 1889
Species
Miosiren canhami (Flower, 1874) Miosiren kocki Dollo, 1889 (type)

Two species are recognized, M. canhami and M. kocki.

Phylogeny

A 2014 cladistic analysis of extinct sirenians recovered Miosiren as a close relative of Anomotherium in a separate subfamily within Trichechidae, Miosireninae.^[2]

See also

• Evolution of sirenians

• Paleontology portal