Miosiren
Sign in to saveMiosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Early Miocene of southeastern England (Suffolk) and Antwerp, Belgium. thumb|left|M. canhami fossils Two species are recognized, M. canhami and M. kocki.
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Miosiren is an extinct genus of manatee from the Early Miocene of southeastern England (Suffolk) and Antwerp, Belgium. thumb|left|M. canhami fossils 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.
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