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x Matthew, William Diller
  1916a
New sirenian from the Tertiary of Porto Rico, West Indies.
Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 27: 23-29. 2 figs. Jan. 28, 1916 (read Nov. 8, 1915).
–Abstr.: Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 26: 439, May 12, 1915? Describes ?Halitherium antillense, n.sp., and compares it with other sirs.; discusses sir. affinities and phylogeny, distribution, and cheek tooth formulae. The age of the new species is given only as "Tertiary"; it is Middle Oligocene according to Reinhart (1959: 21).

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Archaeosiren Abel, 1913
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (m27.)
Desmostylus Marsh, 1888
xD 1916aMatthew, W.D. (m27.)
Eosiren Andrews, 1902
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (m27; tooth formula, 28.)
Eotherium Owen, 1875 (non Leidy, 1853)
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (m27.)
Halicore Illiger, 1811
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (tooth formula; 26-28.)
Halitherium antillense Matthew, 1916
x *1916aMatthew, W.D. (n.sp.; Olig., Puerto Rico; 23-29.)
   1916bMatthew, W.D.
Halitherium christolii Fitzinger, 1842
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (comp. w/ ?H. antillense; m26.)
   1916bMatthew, W.D.
Halitherium schinzii (Kaup, 1838) Kaup, 1855
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (comp. w/ H. antillense; 24-26.)
Manatus Brünnich, 1771
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (comp. w/ Halitherium antillense; 24.)
Phylogeny and Affinities of the Sirenia and/or Desmostylia
(SEE ALSO under species)
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (Moeritherium & proboscideans; sir. lineages; 26-27.)
Prorastomus sirenoides Owen, 1855
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (comp. w/ Halitherium antillense; 23-24, 26, 28.)
Protosiren Abel, 1907
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (m27.)
Puerto Rico
x *1916aMatthew, W.D. (?Halitherium antillense, n.sp.; Olig.; 23-28.)
Rytina Illiger, 1811
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. ("Rhytina"; m27.)
Tooth Replacement
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (Halitherium antillense, etc.; 28-29.)
Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758
x  1916aMatthew, W.D. (comp. w/ Halitherium antillense; 24.)