†Stegosiren Domning and Beatty 2019 (dugong)
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Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Full reference: D. P. Domning and B. L. Beatty. 2019. Fossil Sirenia of the West Atlantic and Caribbean region. XII. Stegosiren macei, gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1650369
Parent taxon: Halitheriinae according to D. P. Domning and B. L. Beatty 2019
Sister taxa: Eosiren, Metaxytherium, Pachyspondylus, Prototheriidae, Prototherium
Subtaxa: Stegosiren macei
Type: Stegosiren macei
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution: found only at Shadowmoss Golf Course Back 9 (Oligocene of South Carolina)
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