†Xenosiren yucateca Domning 1989 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: D. P. Domning. 1989. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. III. Xenosiren yucateca, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(4):429-437
Belongs to Xenosiren according to M. Voss 2014
See also Domning 1989, Domning 1996 and Domning 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGM 4190, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kambul, which is in a Hemphillian carbonate limestone in the Carrillo Puerto Formation of Mexico.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Kambul
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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