Prorastomus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Sirenia

Familia: †Prorastomidae
Genus: †Prorastomus
Species: †P. sirenoides

Name

Prorastomus Owen, 1855: 542

Type species: Prorastomus sirenoides

Etymology: "from Gr[eek]. πρώρα, a boat's prow, and στόμα, a mouth" [Owen, 1855: 542]

References

Primary references

• Owen, R. 1855. On the Fossil Skull of a Mammal (Prorastomus sirenoïdes, Owen) from the Island of Jamaica. The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 11: 541–543. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Prorastomus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: プロラストムス

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