Prorastomus
Sign in to saveProrastomus sirenoides is an extinct species of primitive sirenian that lived during the Eocene Epoch 40 million years ago in Jamaica.
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Prorastomus sirenoides is an extinct species of primitive sirenian that lived during the Eocene Epoch 40 million years ago in Jamaica.
==Taxonomy== The generic name Prorastomus, a combination of Greek (prōra), prow, and (stoma), mouth, refers to the lower jaw of the animal "resembling the prow of a wherry".
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Eocene mammals of North AmericaEocene sireniansFossils of JamaicaFossil taxa described in 1855Monotypic prehistoric placental generaPaleogene JamaicaTaxa named by Richard OwenTaxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on WikidataTaxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on WikipediaTransitional fossils