- Rytiodus
Taxobox
name = "Rytiodus"
status = fossil
fossil_range =Miocene
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Sirenia
familia =Dugongidae
genus = "Rytiodus"
species = "R. capgrandi"
binomial = "Rytiodus capgrandi"
binomial_authority = Lartet,1866 "Rytiodus capgrandi" is an extinct genus of
sirenian whose fossils have been discovered in Europe.Description
With a length of 6 m (20 ft), "Rytiodus" was about twice the size as modern sirenians, surpassed only by the
Steller's sea cow , which was up to 8 m (27 ft) long. Like its closest modern relatives, thedugong s, "Rytiodus" had a pair flippers, a streamlined body and a tail fin. Its flattened snout allowed it to feed in shallowcoastal water s. Unlike modern sirenians, "Rytiodus" had shorttusks which it may have used to extract food from thesand .References
*Barry Cox, Colin Harrison, R.J.G. Savage, and Brian Gardiner. (1999): The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures: A Visual Who's Who of Prehistoric Life. ,
Simon & Schuster .
*David Norman. (2001): The Big Book Of Dinosaurs. Pg.347-348, Welcome Books.
*"World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures: The Ultimate Visual Reference To 1000 Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Creatures Of Land, Air And Sea ... And Cretaceous Eras (World Encyclopedia)" by Dougal DixonSee also
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Evolution of sirenians Related species
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Prorastomus
*Halitherium
*Metaxytherium
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