Florindin Company Mine (Miocene to of the United States)

Where: Gadsden County, Florida (30.6° N, 84.6° W: paleocoordinates 31.0° N, 81.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Dogtown Member (Torreya Formation), Late/Upper Hemingfordian to Late/Upper Hemingfordian (20.4 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: G. G. Simpson. 1932. Fossil Sirenia of Florida and the evolution of the Sirenia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 59(8):419-503 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 58460: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.02.2006

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Hesperosiren crataegensis n. gen. n. sp." = Metaxytherium crataegense
"Hesperosiren crataegensis n. gen. n. sp." = Metaxytherium crataegense Simpson 1932 dugong