†Dioplotherium allisoni Kilmer 1965 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Alternative combination: Halianassa allisoni
Full reference: F. H. Kilmer. 1965. A Miocene dugongid from Baja California, Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 65(2):57-74
Belongs to Dioplotherium according to M. Voss 2014
See also Bergqvist et al. 1999, Domning 1989, Domning 1994, Domning 1996, Domning 2008 and Toledo and Domning 1991
Sister taxon: Dioplotherium manigaulti
Type specimen: UCMP 47250, a mandible
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (5), Mexico (2), United States (2: California)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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