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
Belongs to Nanosiren according to D. P. Domning and O. A. Aguilera 2008
Sister taxon: Nanosiren sanchezi
Type specimen: UF 201840, a skull. Its type locality is Four Corners Mine, Pliocene, which is in a Hemphillian marine sandstone in the Bone Valley Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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