†Nanosiren sanchezi Domning and Aguilera 2008 (dugong)
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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 garciae
Type specimen: UNEFM-VF-041, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is FMU 029, which is in a Tortonian estuary/bay sandstone in the Urumaco Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at FMU 029
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