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Rytiodus; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Sirenia
Family:	Dugongidae
Subfamily:	Dugonginae
Genus:	†Rytiodus
Species
	R. capgrandi (type species) Lartet, 1886; R. heali Domning, Sorbi, 2011;

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Rytiodus (meaning Rytina, "wrinkled", an old name for Steller's sea cow)^[1] is an extinct genus of sirenian, whose fossils have been discovered in France, Europe and Libya.

Description

With a length of 6 m (20 ft), Rytiodus was about twice the size as modern sirenians, surpassed only by Steller's sea cow, which was up to 8–9 m (26–30 ft) long. Like its closest modern relatives, the dugongs, Rytiodus had a pair of flippers, a streamlined body and a tail fin. Its flattened snout allowed it to feed in shallow coastal waters. Rytiodus had short tusks which it may have used to extract food from the sand.^[2]

References

^ Dixon, Dougal (2008). World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. New York: Lorenz Books. pp. 475. ISBN 978-0-7548-1730-7.
^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 229. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

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.

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[EllisNTB-1] Dixon, Dougal (2008). World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. New York: Lorenz Books. pp. 475. ISBN 978-0-7548-1730-7.

[EoDP-2] Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 229. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

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+{{Short description|Extinct genus of sirenian}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Automatic taxobox
-|name = ''Rytiodus''
+ | fossil_range        = {{Fossil range|Miocene}}
-|status = fossil
+ | image = Rytiodus-bpk.jpg
-|fossil_range = [[Miocene]]
+ | taxon               = Rytiodus
-|regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+ | subdivision_ranks   = [[Species]]
-|phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
+ | subdivision         =
-|classis = [[Mammal]]ia
+* ''R. capgrandi'' <small>([[type species]]) Lartet, 1886</small>
-|ordo = [[Sirenia]]
+* ''R. heali'' <small>Domning, Sorbi, 2011</small>
-|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.
+'''''Rytiodus''''' (meaning ''Rytina'', "wrinkled", an old name for [[Steller's sea cow]])<ref name="EllisNTB">{{cite book| last = Dixon| first = Dougal| authorlink = Dougal Dixon  | title = World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
-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, the [[dugong]]s, ''Rytiodus'' had a pair flippers, a streamlined body and a tail fin. Its flattened snout allowed it to feed in shallow [[coastal]] [[water]]s. Unlike modern sirenians, ''Rytiodus'' had short [[tusks]] which it may have used to extract food from the [[sand]].
+| url = https://archive.org/details/worldencyclopedi00ddix| url-access = limited| publisher = Lorenz Books| year = 2008| location = New York| pages = [https://archive.org/details/worldencyclopedi00ddix/page/n472 475]
+| isbn =978-0-7548-1730-7}}</ref> is an extinct genus of [[sirenian]], whose fossils have been discovered in [[France]], [[Europe]] and [[Libya]].
-==References==
+==Description==
+With a length of {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}, ''Rytiodus'' was about twice the size as modern sirenians, surpassed only by [[Steller's sea cow]], which was up to {{convert|8|–|9|m|ft|abbr=on}} long. Like its closest modern relatives, the [[dugong]]s, ''Rytiodus'' had a pair of flippers, a streamlined body and a tail fin. Its flattened snout allowed it to feed in shallow coastal waters. ''Rytiodus'' had short [[tusks]] which it may have used to extract food from the sand.<ref name=EoDP>{{cite book|editor=Palmer, D.|year=1999 |title= The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals|publisher= Marshall Editions|location=London|page= 229|isbn= 1-84028-152-9}}</ref>
-*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 Dixon
 == See also ==
+{{Portal|Paleontology}}
-*[[Prorastomus]]
-*[[Halitherium]]
-*[[Metaxytherium]]
 *[[Evolution of sirenians]]
+==References==
-[[Category:Prehistoric sirenians]]
+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Miocene mammals]]
+*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]].
-{{paleo-mammal-stub}}
+*David Norman. (2001): The Big Book Of Dinosaurs. Pg.347-348, Welcome Books.
-{{paleo-stub}}
+{{Sirenian genera}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q676348}}
+[[Category:Dugongidae]]
+[[Category:Miocene sirenians]]
+[[Category:Miocene mammals of Europe]]
+[[Category:Miocene mammals of Africa]]
+[[Category:Prehistoric placental genera]]
+[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1886]]
-{{portal|Paleontology}}
+{{Paleo-sirenian-stub}}
-[[it:Rytiodus]]