†Caribosiren turneri Reinhart 1959 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: R. H. Reinhart. 1959. A review of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 36(1):1-146
Belongs to Caribosiren according to M. Voss 2014
See also Domning 1994, Domning 1996 and Domning 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 38722, a skull
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1 collection), United States (1: Puerto Rico)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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