Lepsius, Georg Richard

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Lepsius, Georg Richard (detail)
1882Halitherium Schinzi, die fossile Sirene des Mainzer Beckens. Eine vergleichend-anatomische Studie.
Abh. Mittelrheinischen Geol. Ver. (Darmstadt) 1: vi + 200 + viii. 10 pls.
—Notice: Zs. Deutsch. Geol. Ges. 32: 672-673, 1880? Rev.: Ernst Krause, Kosmos 11(3): 234-240, June 10, 1882. This monograph on the important Middle Oligocene dugongid from Germany is one of the finest and most thorough osteological studies of a sirenian ever published. In addition to a detailed osteological description of H. schinzii, it comprises a full review of the sir. fossil record, with detailed comparisons and diagnoses of all known fossil and Recent forms, and a discussion of the relationships of sirs. among the Mammalia.