- Group:
- Sirenians (sea cows)
- Scientific name:
- Hydrodamalis gigas
- Last recorded:
- ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Epoch:
- Late Pleistocene
🦣 Deep time: the last-appearance date above (~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)) is measured in geological time, not calendar years. Data from the Paleobiology Database (PBDB).
Frequently asked questions
- What was Hydrodamalis gigas?
- Hydrodamalis gigas is an extinct Late-Pleistocene species in the Sirenians (sea cows) group, with a last-appearance date of ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene).
- When did Hydrodamalis gigas go extinct?
- Its last-appearance date is ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene).
- What kind of animal was Hydrodamalis gigas?
- Sirenians (sea cows)
Related Sirenians (sea cows)
- Hydrodamalis stelleri · ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Manati balaenurus · ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Rhytina borealis · ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Rhytina stellerus · ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Rytina cetacea · ~13,726 years ago (Late Pleistocene)
- Trichechus hesperamazonicus · ~131,026 years ago (Late Pleistocene)