Pezosiren (SciiFii)

The hippotee (Pezosiren maximus) is a species of basal sirenian that originally lived from the early Eocene of Jamaica, 50 million years ago as an extinct species of Pezosiren and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to modern Caribbean Islands, including Jamaica, to help boost biodiversity. It has a hippopotamus-like amphibious lifestyle, and is an example of a transitional form between land and sea mammals. A hippotee has the typical skull and basic body shape shared by most modern sirenians, such as manatees and dugongs, but also has four limbs, not modified into flippers, with well-developed feet that are still adapted for walking on land. It is a herbivore that primarily feeds on grasses, leaves, fruits, and aquatic vegetation. It is a solitary herbivore in most of its life except during breeding seasons or if it is a mother of a calf. The conservation status of a hippotee is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park