Hydrodamalis

Hy-droe-dam-a-liss.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Hydrodamalis ‭(‬Water calf‭ ‬/‭ ‬Water tame calf‭)‬.‭

Phonetic

Hy-droe-dam-a-liss.

Named By

Anders Jahan Retzius‭ ‬-‭ ‬1794.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Sirenia,‭ ‬Dugongidae,‭ ‬Hydrodamalinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

Between‭ ‬8‭ ‬and‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long depending upon species.

Known locations

Across the North Pacific.

Time Period

Pliocene to Holocene.‭ ‬Went extinct around‭ ‬1768.

Fossil representation

Multiple remains.

In Depth

Further Reading

– Anm�rkningar vid Genus Trichechi. Kongl. – Vetenskaps Academiens nya handlingar 2(15):286-300. – A. J. Retzius – 1794. – A new species of hydrodamaline Sirenia from Hokkaido, Japan. – Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History. pp. 1–73. – H. Furusawa – 1988. – A phylogeny of the North Pacific Sirenia (Dugongidae: Hydrodamalinae) based on a comparative study of endocranial casts. – Paleontological Research. 8 (2): 91–98. – Hitoshi Furusawa – 2004. – Steller’s sea cow: discovery, biology and exploitation of a relict giant sirenian”. Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia: Dugongs and Manatees. – New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–35. – Helene Marsh, Thomas J. O’Shea & John E. Reynolds III – 2011.

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