Hydrodamalis

Hy-droe-dam-a-liss.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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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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