Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: D. P. Domning and O. A. Aguilera. 2008. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbeaan Region. VIII. Nanosiren garciae, gen. et sp. nov. and Nanosiren sanchezi, sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):479-500
Parent taxon: Dugongidae according to D. P. Domning 2018
See also Berta 2017 and Domning and Aguilera 2008
Sister taxa: Anisosiren, Caribosiren, Dugonginae, Eotheroides, Halitheriinae, Halitherium, Halitherium alleni, Halitherium antillense, Halitherium taulannense, Hydrodamalinae, Indosiren, Kaupitherium, Lentiarenium, Miodugong, Paralitherium, Priscosiren, Prohalicore, Rytiodinae, Sirenavus, Trachytherium
Subtaxa: Nanosiren garciae Nanosiren sanchezi
Type: Nanosiren garciae
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Cuba (1), Peru (1), Puerto Rico (1), United States (5: Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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