Italosiren

Italosiren is an extinct genus of early dugong from the Early Miocene (Aquitanian) Libano Formation in Northern Italy.

Classification It was originally classified as a species of Halitherium, H. bellunense, but was eventually recognized as closer to the dugong than to Halitherium schinzii, necessitating erection of the new generic name Italosiren.De Zigno, A. 1875. Sirenii fossil itrovati nel Veneto. Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettre ed Arti 18: 427–456.